Giovanni Battista de' Cavalieri after Giovanni Antonio Dosio Cavalieri, Giovanni Battista de' Engraver (printmaker) Dosio, Giovanni Antonio Engraver (printmaker) [1569] 1569 1569 C412 35 (not numbered) [Urbis Romae aedificorum illustriumque supersunt reliquae] bottom, left 30 bottom, center Constantini Imp. arcus ad angulum palatini montis propè Amphitheatrum omnium, qui supersunt integerimus, hunc Constantinus a Traiano Imp. inchoatum, superato ad Milvium pontem Mezentio, sibi consituit, adiectis eius victoriae insignibus. Constantini Imperatoris arcus ad angulum palatini montis propè Amphitheatrum omnium, qui supersunt integerimus, hunc Constantinus a Traiano Imperatore inchoatum, superato ad Milvium pontem Mezentio, sibi consituit, adiectis eius victoriae insignibus. Constantini Imp(eratoris) arcus ad angulum palatini montis propè Amphitheatru(m) omnium, qui supersu(n)t integerimus, hunc Constantinus a Traiano Imp(eratore) inchoatu(m), superato ad Milvium pontem Mezentio, sibi consituit, adiectis eius victoriae insignibus. Arch of emperor Constantine at the corner of the Palatine Hill next to the Amphitheatre, the most complete of all the surviving ones. Constantine constructed for himself the arch that was initiated by emperor Trajan, after his victory over Maxentius at the Milvian Bridge, adding the trophies of his victory. IMP. CAES. FL. CONSTANTINO MAXIMO P. F. AUGUSTO S.P.Q.R. QUOD INSTINCTU DIVINITATIS MENTIS MAGNITUDINE CUM EXERCITU SUO TAMDE TYRANNO QUAM DE OMNI EIUS FACTIONE UNO TEMPORE IUSTIS REM PUBLICAM ULTUS EST ARMIS ARCUM TRIUMPHIS INSIGNEM DICAVIT. IMPERATORI CAESARI FLAVIO CONSTANTINO MAXIMO PIO FELICI AUGUSTO SENATUS POPULUSQUE ROMANO QUOD INSTINCTU DIVINITATIS MENTIS MAGNITUDINE CUM EXERCITU SUO TAM DE TYRANNO QUAM DE OMNI EIUS FACTIONE UNO TEMPORE IUSTIS REMPUBLICAM ULTUS EST ARMIS ARCUM TRIUMPHIS INSIGNEM DICAVIT. [Above central arch]
Imp(eratori) Caes(ari) Fl(avio) Constantino Maximo | P(io) F(elici) Augusto S(enatus) P(opulus)q(ue) R(omanus) | quod instinctu divinitatis mentis | magnitudine cum exercitu suo | tan de tyranno quan de omni eius | factione uno tempore iustis | rem publicam ultus est armis | arcum triumphis insignem dicavit.

[Above left arch]
Votis X

[Above right arch]
Votis XX

NOTE: In the 5th line of the inscription on the arch in this print, “tan” should be “tam” and “quan” should be “quam.” Compare with Source Text below. 〈:in utraque facie〉
Imp(eratori) Caes(ari) Fl(avio) Constantino Maximo
P(io) F(elici) Augusto, S(enatus) P(opulus)q(ue) R(omanus),
quod instinctu divinitatis, mentis
magnitudine, cum exercitu suo
tam de tyranno quam de omni eius
factione, uno tempore, iustis
rem publicam ultus est armis,
arcum triumphis insignem dicavit.

〈:in latere ad septentrionem verso〉
votis X votis XX.

〈:in latere ad meridionem verso〉
sic X sic XX.

〈:intra fornicem, ab una parte〉
liberatori urbis.

〈:intra fornicem, ab altera parte〉
fundatori quietis.
{CIL VI.1139 cf. VI 31245 et VI p. 3778 et VI p. 4328} To the Emperor Caesar Flavius Constantinus Maximus Pius Felix Augustus, the Senate and the People of Rome dedicate this arch as a memorial to his military triumphs, who by the inspiration of divinity and his own genius avenged, with righteous arms in one instant, the Republic against the tyrant and his faction.

Solemn vows for the 10th anniversary

Solemn vows for the 20th anniversary [Rome or Florence] Special Collections Research Center, University of Chicago DG62.5.L2 Chicago United States 15.6 x 21.3 cm, sheet trimmed to plate mark 15.6 21.3 15.6 21.3 Views of Ancient Rome Rome (inhabited place) cityscapes Arch of Constantine (Rome, Italy) Constantine I, Emperor of Rome, d. 337 Palatine Hill (Italy) Roman Forum (Rome, Italy) British Museum, Department of Printed Books. General Catalogue of Printed Books. London: Trustees of the British Museum, 1965-66 v.54, col.944 s.v. Dosio Witt, Antonio de. Florence. Galleria degli Uffizi. Gabinetto dei disegni e delle stampe. La collezione delle stampe.... Roma: La libreria dello stato, 1938> p.54, n.1613-1662 Lowry, Bates. Notes on the Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae and related publications. Art Bulletin 34 (1952), 46-50 p.48 Cavalieri, Giovanni Battista. Urbis Romae aedificiorum illustriumque...a Ioanne Antonio Dosio stilo ferreo...descriptae. [Roma], 1569 Arrigoni, Paolo and Bertarelli, Achille, comps. Milan. Civica raccolta delle stampe e dei disegni. Piante e vedute di Roma e del Lazio,....[Milano]: [E. Bestetti], 1939 p.40, n.364 Etching and Engraving Etching Engraving