The Vatican Obelisk, from "Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae"

The Vatican Obelisk

Anonymous, Italian, 16th century

The Vatican Obelisque, from "Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae"

Anonymous, Antonio Lafreri

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

Anonymous, Nicolaus van Aelst

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

Anonymous, French, 17th century

Obelisk Grave Monument, No. 1322

Alexander Maxwell

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

Design for an Egyptian Obelisk with Fountain for Pope Pius VI

Giovanni Stern

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

Anonymous, Nicolaus van Aelst

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 Constantine, from "Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae"

Giovanni Ambrogio Brambilla, Nicolaus van Aelst

Two Obelisk Grave Monuments, Nos. 946, 1319

Alexander Maxwell