# Roman Ruins

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## Artwork

- Artist: [SADELER, Aegidius II](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/sadeler-aegidius-ii-r4e274293467823>)
- Date: 1601-1650
- Technique: Red chalk, 165 x 227 mm

## Commentary

This red chalk sheet with a detail of the Palatine Hill in Rome is one of the very few drawings by the artist known for his engravings.

## Related artworks

- [Caligula](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/sadeler-aegidius-ii-r4e274293467823/caligula-rd94d7e1048f130>)
- [Praemium](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/sadeler-aegidius-ii-r4e274293467823/praemium-r4a48f81343770c>)
- [Rocky Landscape with Saint Jerome](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/sadeler-aegidius-ii-r4e274293467823/rocky-landscape-with-saint-jerome-r6b6a7d1e6ba9ab>)
- [The Martyrdom of St Sebastian](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/sadeler-aegidius-ii-r4e274293467823/the-martyrdom-of-st-sebastian-r72f05b8a263501>)
- [The Martyrdom of St Sebastian](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/sadeler-aegidius-ii-r4e274293467823/the-martyrdom-of-st-sebastian-rce2e301bd11145>)
- [Venus Receiving Gifts](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/sadeler-aegidius-ii-r4e274293467823/venus-receiving-gifts-r419328bee4bd7f>)
- [Waterfall in a Forest with Three Travelers](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/sadeler-aegidius-ii-r4e274293467823/waterfall-in-a-forest-with-three-travelers-rd170d455e0da79>)
- [Wisdom Conquering Ignorance](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/sadeler-aegidius-ii-r4e274293467823/wisdom-conquering-ignorance-r31228905d00c65>)

## Attribution

[Web Gallery of Art](<https://beta.wga.hu/pages/about>)