Artist:

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Italian, 1720–1778  Search this

Publisher:

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Italian, 1720–1778  Search this

Medium:

Etching with engraving on paper

Dimensions:

Book (overall): 58.1 x 43.5 cm (22 7/8 x 17 1/8 in.)

Sheet: 57 x 42 cm (22 7/16 x 16 9/16 in.)

Platemark: 19.8 x 29.8 cm (7 13/16 x 11 3/4 in.)

Type:

architecture

Bound print

Object Name:

Bound print

Made in:

Rome, Italy

Date:

1762

Catalogue Status:

Research in Progress

Description:

Composite scene of ancient ruins with various inscriptions in foreground. Scene of Campi Martii in distance with numbered sites correlating to columns of text flanking the scene.

Credit Line:

Museum purchase through gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt

Accession Number:

1956-15-1-10

Restrictions & Rights:

CC0

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Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design Department

Data Source:

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq40aaf89e4-93f5-4da4-ab1f-f4eb149da5bd

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:chndm_1956-15-1-10