Vetera Monumenta Quae In Hortis Caelimontanis Et In Aedibus Matthaeiorum Adservantur: Statuas Comprehendens
This is a 1779 Roman folio of engraved plates of ancient statues, compiled by Ridolfino Venuti and Giovanni Cristoforo Amaduzzi from the Matthaei collections on the Caelian Hill, aimed at antiquarians and collectors of classical sculpture. The full-page plates show standing marble figures of goddesses and emperors in draped robes, drawn in fine hatched line on pale paper with plain numbered borders and inscribed pedestal labels. A designer could take the restrained sculptural drapery, classical contrapposto poses, and clean framed plate layout as a reference for neoclassical graphics.
