Ancius de augur, RP-P-OB-34.273, Polidoro da Caravaggio, 1545

Identification title(s): ancius de augur. Object type: print object number: rp-p-ob-34. 273. Catalog reference: passavant 119. Inscriptions / marks: collector's mark; verso, stamped: lugt 240. Description: a group of men watch ancius the augur listen to the birds above him. Text in latin in bottom margin. Manufacture. Manufacturer: printmaker: nicolas beatrizet (attributed to), after a design by: polidoro da caravaggio (mentioned on object), publisher: antonio salamanca (mentioned on object). Place of manufacture: printmaker: italy, designed by: italy, publisher: rome. Dating: 1545. Physical features: etching and engraving. Material: paper technique: etching / engraving (printing process). Dimensions: top: h 241 mm (cut off inside the plate edge) × w 388 mm mm (cut off inside the plate edge). Subject: what: 'augur' ~ roman religion. Acquisition: transfer of management 1816. Date: 1545.