Giovanni Ambrogio Brambilla|Nicolaus van Aelst
Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae: The Egyptian Obelisk of Constantine
1589
Engraving and etching
53.5 × 35.7 cm (21.1 × 14.1 in)
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In the collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York · as of July 2026
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