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

Title: 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

Artist: Pietro Aquila (Italian, Marsala, Sicily 1650–1692/1700 Rome)

Artist: After Ciro Ferri (Italian, Rome 1634?–1689 Rome)

Publisher: Giovanni Giacomo De Rossi (Italian, Rome 1627–1691 Rome)

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 Number: 49.95.2585