Dupérac, Etienne

Suovetaurilia; at right bulls, rams and boars being brought towards the altar positioned in front of the entrance of a circular temple, various animals being sacrificed to left.

Year: 1566

From: An illustration to Onofrio Panvinio's 'De Ludis Circensibus', published in Rome

Location: The British Museum, London



Edited by: Chiara Petrolini


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