Transform your living space with this stunning matte canvas print of the "Colvmna Miliaria in Foro Roman" by Giacomo Lauro.
Artist/Publisher: Giacomo Lauro (Roman printmaker/publisher, active early 17th c.)
Series: Antiquae Urbis Splendor (Rome, first issued 1612; later printings throughout the 17th century)
Medium: Copperplate engraving with later hand-color
Subject: The Milliarium Aureum (“Golden Milestone”) set up by Augustus in the Roman Forum ca. 20 BCE—the symbolic point from which distances on Rome’s road network were reckoned.
Design: Lauro centers the reconstructed milestone on a pedestal inscribed “Roma,” flanked by costumed figures labeled as peoples of the world (e.g., Turca, Persa, Lapponis, Danu, Sina, Tartari, Arabus, Anglus, Moschus; below: Germanus, Gallus, Hispanus, Polonus, and a Romanus senator). The long Latin caption explains the column’s significance as the measure of all roads leading to Rome and exalts the city’s centrality.
Context: This plate typifies Lauro’s project: antiquarian reconstructions of ancient Roman monuments accompanied by didactic text and ethnographic “types,” underscoring Rome’s claim as caput mundi.
This beautiful piece of history would make a great gift for anyone with a love of the past and Rome.
Product features
- Rubber dots on the bottom ensure stability when hung.
- Features a high-quality coating for vibrant images.
- Made from sustainable pine wood sourced from certified forests.
- Uses eco-friendly, non-toxic latex inks.
- Available in 60 sizes and multiple orientations.
Care instructions
- If the canvas does gather any dust, you may wipe it off gently with a clean, damp cloth.
