The Vatican Obelisk

The Vatican Obelisk, from "Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae"

Anonymous, Antonio Lafreri

The Vatican Obelisque, from "Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae"

Anonymous, Antonio Lafreri

The Egyptian Obelisk of Augustus, from "Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae"

Anonymous, Nicolaus van Aelst

Triumphal column with female figure of Fame holding a trumpet at the top, a temporary decoration for the entry of Pope Clement VIII in Bologna in 1598

Guido Reni

Fireworks celebrating the peace between France and the Empire, January 1698

Anonymous, French, 17th century

Column of Trajan, from "Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae"

Anonymous, Antonio Lafreri

Trajan's Column, from "Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae"

Giovanni Ambrogio Brambilla, Claudio Duchetti

The Egyptian Obelisk of Augustus, from "Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae"

Anonymous, Nicolaus van Aelst

Column of Antoninus and a Roman Obelisk, from "Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae"

Anonymous, After Enea Vico

The Egyptian Obelisk of Constantine, from "Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae"

Giovanni Ambrogio Brambilla, Nicolaus van Aelst

Fontana in Piazza Navona [Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi], from "La Fontane di Roma nelle Piazze e Luoghi Publici (...)"

Giovanni Battista Falda, Giovanni Giacomo De Rossi

Column of Trajan

Anonymous, Antonio Lafreri