Disegno de torneamento fatto il lune di Carnouale in Roma del Theatro Vaticano, per Ant. Lafreri formis, 1565

Engraving by Duperac after Lafréry; an elevated view of a joust held on Monday, March 5, 1565 in the Belvedere courtyard of the Vatican organized as part of the celebrations for the marriage of Annibale Altemps and Ortensia Borromeo. Spectators watch from the theatre hemicyle, the palace balconies, and the colossal steps at the northern end of the courtyard. Fireworks erupt in the background from a loggia above the 'Nicchione'. Published by Antonio Lafreri in Salamanca's 'Speculum Romanæ Magnificentiæ' in 1565. Engraving by Duperac after Lafréry; an elevated view of a joust held on Monday, March 5, 1565 in the Belvedere courtyard of the Vatican organized as part of the celebrations for the marriage of Annibale Altemps and Ortensia Borromeo. Spectators watch from the theatre hemicyle, the palace balconies, and the colossal steps at the northern end of the courtyard. Fireworks erupt in the background from a loggia above the 'Nicchione'. Published by Antonio Lafreri in Salamanca's 'Speculum Romanæ Magnificentiæ' in 1565. Large upright folio, matted; margins entirely trimmed away; clean. Leichtenstein-Hauslab Collection, 1951.