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Grotteschi: The Skeletons
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Grotteschi: The Skeletons

Artist Giovanni Battista Piranesi (Italian, 1720-1778)
Dateabout 1745-1747
DimensionsOverall: 15 1/4 x 21 5/16 in. (38.7 x 54.1 cm)
MediumEtching
ClassificationPrints
Credit LinePurchased with funds from the Libbey Endowment, Gift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1981.18
Not on View
Exhibition HistoryTMA, 5/12/00 - 8/6/00 TMA 18th C Italian Prints: Sept.19 - ? 1981
Title Page for: Architettura Prospettive
Title Page for: Architettura Prospettive
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
1750
Frontispiece: Le Antichità Romane
Frontispiece: Le Antichità Romane
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
1756
Arco di Druso (plate 19)
Arco di Druso (plate 19)
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
mid 18th Century
Foro di Augusto (plate 15)
Foro di Augusto (plate 15)
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
mid 18th Century
The Via Appia Antica (plate 19)
The Via Appia Antica (plate 19)
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
mid 18th Century
Image Not Available for Gruppo di Scale
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
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
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
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
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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