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  • Castel Sant'Angelo (mausoleum of Hadrian), Rome: as seen from the river. Line engraving by F. Morelli, 1796.
  • The wrestler and gladiator Narcissus strangling the emperor Commodus. Engraving by G. Mochetti after B. Pinelli.
  • Saint Ambrose barring the emperor Theodosius I from Milan Cathedral. Etching by W. Unger after Sir P.P. Rubens.
  • Saint Ambrose barring the emperor Theodosius I from Milan Cathedral . Mixed method engraving by S. Freeman, 1832, after Sir A. van Dyck after P.P. Rubens.
  • After the suicide of Seneca the Younger, the Emperor Nero orders the arrest of the suicide of Seneca's wife Pompeia Paulina. Oil painting by an Italian painter, ca. 1750.
  • After the suicide of Seneca the Younger, the Emperor Nero orders the arrest of the suicide of Seneca's wife Pompeia Paulina. Oil painting by an Italian painter, ca. 1750.
  • After the suicide of Seneca the Younger, the Emperor Nero orders the arrest of the suicide of Seneca's wife Pompeia Paulina. Oil painting by an Italian painter, ca. 1750.
  • Saint Constantine, Saint Paraskeva, Saint Cosmas and Saint Damian. Tempera painting.
  • The Holy Cross, with Saint Catherine of Siena, Saint Mary Magdalen, Saint Catherine of Alexandria, Saint Radegund, Saint Paula, Saint Helen, Constantine the Great and other saints in adoration. Engraving by N. Beatrizet, 1557.
  • The Holy Cross, with Saint Catherine of Siena, Saint Mary Magdalen, Saint Catherine of Alexandria, Saint Radegund, Saint Paula, Saint Helen, Constantine the Great and other saints in adoration. Engraving by N. Beatrizet, 1557.
  • Sixteen portraits of classical poets and thinkers. Drawing, c. 1789.
  • Sixteen portraits of classical poets and thinkers. Drawing, c. 1789.
  • Sixteen portraits of classical poets and thinkers. Drawing, c. 1789.
  • The Sack of Rome, 1527.
  • Seneca preparing his own death: he begs his wife to temper her grief. Etching by J.F.P. Peyron, ca. 1773.
  • Seneca preparing his own death in a bath. Etching by F. Perrier.
  • The dream of Saint John Damascene: the Virgin attaches his severed right hand. Drawing, 16--.
  • The dream of Saint John Damascene: the Virgin attaches his severed right hand. Drawing, 16--.
  • A triumphal procession: the devil leads the Pope as his captive towards hell. Engraving attributed to F. Barlow, 1680.
  • A prospect of the city of Rome from Janiculum. Etching by G. Vasi and G. Piranesi, 1765.
  • A prospect of the city of Rome from Janiculum. Etching by G. Vasi and G. Piranesi, 1765.
  • A prospect of the city of Rome from Janiculum. Etching by G. Vasi and G. Piranesi, 1765.
  • Civil engineering: the Pont Cysylte aqueduct, the aqueduct at Pyrgos, the aqueduct at Roquefavour and the Colosseum at Rome. Engraving.
  • Civil engineering: the Pont Cysylte aqueduct, the aqueduct at Pyrgos, the aqueduct at Roquefavour and the Colosseum at Rome. Engraving.