Allegory of Rome, title page to "The Roman Heroes"

1586

Dating: Exact year
Held at: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Medium: Engraving, state II/V
Dimensions: Sheet: 14 9/16 × 9 3/8 in. (37 × 23.8 cm) Image: 12 1/2 × 9 1/16 in. (31.7 × 23 cm)
Collection no.: 49.97.688
Attribution: By the artist

Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

About this artwork

Allegory of Rome, title page to "The Roman Heroes" — Hendrik Goltzius. 1586.

Medium: Engraving, state II/V. Dimensions: Sheet: 14 9/16 × 9 3/8 in. (37 × 23.8 cm) Image: 12 1/2 × 9 1/16 in. (31.7 × 23 cm).

Collection record: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Museum connection according to this source; current display unverified.

Credit line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1949.

This is a museum catalogue record, not a current-display assertion.

Source: official collection record. Metadata selected and normalized by Artline from the source export, accessed 10 September 2026; no museum endorsement. Reproduction rights are separate.

Location checked Sep 10, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.

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