French painter, cartographer, engraver and publisher (1512-1577)

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An ornate stone frame in which four atlantes support an entablature on which a scholar and Hercules support the globe of the earth. Engraving, 1569.

The Farnese Hercules. Engraving by J. Bosius Belga [J. Bos], 1562.

An ornate frame of masonry framing the portraits of famous jurists, with allegorical figures. Engraving, 1566.

Tityos bound to a rock, his liver eaten by a vulture. Engraving after Michelangelo.

Antiquities of Rome. Album of engravings, 15--.

The arch of Titus, Rome: west side. Line engraving, 1548.

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Antonio Lafreri

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Images by Antonio Lafreri

Works from the collections

The Farnese Hercules. Engraving by J. Bosius Belga [J. Bos], 1562.

Antiquities of Rome. Album of engravings, 15--.

Tityos bound to a rock, his liver eaten by a vulture. Engraving after Michelangelo.

The arch of Titus, Rome: west side. Line engraving, 1548.

An ornate frame of masonry framing the portraits of famous jurists, with allegorical figures. Engraving, 1566.