Building Aerarii Publici Rome from the series 'Ruinarum variarum fabricarum delineationes pictoribus caeterisque id genus artificibus multum utiles'. Artist: Lambert Suavius (Netherlandish, ca. 1510-by 1576); After a print previously attributed to the Master G.A. (Italian, active ca. 1535). Dimensions: Plate: 3 3/4 x 4 13/16 in. (9.5 x 12.3 cm) (uneven plate). Date: ca. 1572.Perspectival depiction of the side view of a building referred to as the 'Aerarii Publici Rome', the public treasury of Rome. The main body of the building is circular in shape interrupted at regular intervals by semi-circular absidioles and an avant-corps on the front side (here seen on the left). The avant-corpse consists of a monumental staircase that leads up to the fourth floor of the building. A separate staircase leads to the top of the building, which is crowned by a dome with a balustrade. While the building is meant to represent the public treasury of Rome, thought to have been located on the Capitolin