Arcvs L. Septimii Severi Avg. Anaglypha
This is a 1676 Roman engraved folio by Joseph Marie Suarès reproducing the relief panels of the Arch of Septimius Severus, published in the Roman antiquities series held by Heidelberg University Library. The engravings are monochrome line-and-tone plates of carved narrative friezes showing crowded military processions, battles and sieges, arranged in horizontal registers. A designer might take from them the dense layering of figures stacked in bands, the crowded composition of soldiers and horses, and the tight hatched shading typical of antique relief engraving.
