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Frontispiece: Le Antichità Romane
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Frontispiece: Le Antichità Romane

Artist Giovanni Battista Piranesi (Italian, 1720-1778)
Date1756
DimensionsOverall: 20 1/2 x 29 7/16 in. (52 x 74.8 cm);
Image: 18 3/8 x 26 7/8 in. (46.7 x 68.3 cm)
Mediumetching on laid paper
ClassificationPrints
Credit LineWilliam J. Hitchcock Fund in memory of Grace J. Hitchcock
Object number
1995.26
Not on View
Published ReferencesFocillon 144 (first edition); Wilton 279 ii/iiExhibition HistoryTMA, 5/12/00 - 8/6/00
Image Not Available for Ionnis Baptistae Piranesi Antiquariorum Regiae Societatis Londinensis Socii de Romanorum Magnificentia et Architectura
Ionnis Baptistae Piranesi Antiquariorum Regiae Societatis Londinensis Socii de Romanorum Magnificentia et Architectura
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
1761
Image Not Available for Title Page for: Architettura Prospettive
Title Page for: Architettura Prospettive
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
1750
Image Not Available for Arco di Druso (plate 19)
Arco di Druso (plate 19)
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
mid 18th Century
Image Not Available for Foro di Augusto (plate 15)
Foro di Augusto (plate 15)
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
mid 18th Century
Image Not Available for The Via Appia Antica (plate 19)
The Via Appia Antica (plate 19)
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
mid 18th Century
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Gruppo di Scale
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
mid 18th Century
Image Not Available for The Aqueduct of the Castello dell’ Acqua Guilia, from LeRavine dell Castello dell’ Acqua Guilia
The Aqueduct of the Castello dell’ Acqua Guilia, from LeRavine dell Castello dell’ Acqua Guilia
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
1761
Image Not Available for A Prison Door (from the series, "Invenzioni Capric. di Carceri" or Imaginary Prisons, plate 9)
A Prison Door (from the series, "Invenzioni Capric. di Carceri" or Imaginary Prisons, plate 9)
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
1744
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Grotteschi: The Skeletons
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
about 1745-1747
Image Not Available for The Tomb Called La Concchia on the Via Appia, near Capua (Avanzi de un Antico Sepolcro...) (From the series Vedute)
The Tomb Called La Concchia on the Via Appia, near Capua (Avanzi de un Antico Sepolcro...) (From the series Vedute)
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
1776
Image Not Available for The Baths of Trojan (erroneously called Baths of Titus) from the series (Vedute di Roma) (Terme di Tito)
The Baths of Trojan (erroneously called Baths of Titus) from the series (Vedute di Roma) (Terme di Tito)
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
1775
Image Not Available for Tomb of the Plautii, near Ponte Lucano (from the series Vedute di Roma) Sepolcro della Famiglia Plauzio
Tomb of the Plautii, near Ponte Lucano (from the series Vedute di Roma) Sepolcro della Famiglia Plauzio
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
1765-1769

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