The Vestal Virgins and the sacred fire, a veiled woman seated at left and another maintaining the fire at center and covering her face, a young woman at far left retrieving more wood, various figures gathered at right
Object type: Print
Department: Drawings and Prints
Artist: Pietro Aquila|Ciro Ferri|Giovanni Giacomo De Rossi
Artist bio: Italian, Marsala, Sicily 1650–1692/1700 Rome|Italian, Rome 1634?–1689 Rome|Italian, Rome 1627–1691 Rome
Artist role: Artist|Artist|Publisher
Artist nationality: Italian|Italian|Italian
Date: ca. 1670–90
Medium: Etching
Dimensions: Sheet (Trimmed): 17 1/2 × 20 3/4 in. (44.4 × 52.7 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1949
Accession year: 1949