Ruins of a Basilica () from the series 'Ruinarum variarum fabricarum delineationes pictoribus caeterisque id genus artificibus multum utiles'. Artist: Lambert Suavius (Netherlandish, ca. 1510-by 1576). Dimensions: Plate: 7 11/16 x 6 in. (19.6 x 15.2 cm). Date: ca. 1572.Vertical plate with a side view of the ruins of a basilica (), likely based on an in situ observation of the structure. 'Ruinarum variarum fabricarum delineationes pictoribus caeterisque id genus artificibus multum utiles' is a print series published by Gerard de Jode, containing depictions of buildings from Classical Antiquity, set in stylized landscapes. The plates in the series can be divided in two groups: seventeen plates are landscape scenes, which contain ruines of identifiable buildings. Fifteen plates stand out from these atmospheric landscapes, and can be identified as close (sometimes reversed) copies after an Italian print series, previously attriputed to the Master G. A. with the Caltrop, and first publi