Vetera Monumenta Quae In Hortis Caelimontanis Et In Aedibus Matthaeiorum Adservantur: Continens Anaglypha, Sarcophagos Et Inscriptiones
A 1778 Roman publication of engraved reliefs, sarcophagi and inscriptions, compiled by Ridolfino Venuti and Giovanni Cristoforo Amaduzzi for antiquarians and collectors, and drawn from the Caelian Hill gardens and Matthei family palace collections. The plates are fine line engravings of classical figures in shallow relief, with crisp contours and tidy hatched shading that a designer could borrow for frieze-style compositions, panel borders and classical motifs.
