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The columns of the Temple of Antoninus to right, a part of the Campo Vaccino in center and at left, along with various animals and figures, the Palatine ruins in the background, from 'Six large views, four of Rome, and two of the Roman countryside' (Six grandes vues, dont quatre de Rome et deux de la Campagne romaine) — Stefano Della Bella

Stefano Della Bella

The columns of the Temple of Antoninus to right, a part of the Campo Vaccino in center and at left, along with various animals and figures, the Palatine ruins in the background, from 'Six large views, four of Rome, and two of the Roman countryside' (Six grandes vues, dont quatre de Rome et deux de la Campagne romaine)

1656

Dating
Exact year
Held at
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Medium
Etching; second state of two
Dimensions
Sheet: 11 7/8 x 11 in. (30.2 x 27.9 cm)
Collection no.
47.100.1296
Attribution
By the artist
Image rights
CC0 1.0License details

Stefano Della Bella. The columns of the Temple of Antoninus to right, a part of the Campo Vaccino in center and at left, along with various animals and figures, the Palatine ruins in the background, from 'Six large views, four of Rome, and two of the Roman countryside' (Six grandes vues, dont quatre de Rome et deux de la Campagne romaine). Stefano Della Bella; The Metropolitan Museum of Art; Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1947. CC0 1.0 (https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/). Full-frame proportional resize and JPEG compression.

Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

About this artwork

The columns of the Temple of Antoninus to right, a part of the Campo Vaccino in center and at left, along with various animals and figures, the Palatine ruins in the background, from 'Six large views, four of Rome, and two of the Roman countryside' (Six grandes vues, dont quatre de Rome et deux de la Campagne romaine) — Stefano Della Bella. 1656.

Medium: Etching; second state of two. Dimensions: Sheet: 11 7/8 x 11 in. (30.2 x 27.9 cm).

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

Credit line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1947.

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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