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View of the Basilica of S. Maria Maggiore with Its Two Flanking Wings (Veduta della Basilica di Sta. Maria Maggiore con le due Fabbriche laterali di detta Basilica)

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View of the Basilica of S. Maria Maggiore with Its Two Flanking Wings (Veduta della Basilica di Sta. Maria Maggiore con le due Fabbriche laterali di detta Basilica)

1749
18th century
403 x 550 mm (15.9 x 21.7 in.)

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Italian, (1720–1778)

Object Type: print

Medium and Support: Etching on laid paper

State: Fourth of six states

Series: from Views of Rome Drawn and Etched by Giambattista Piranesi, Venetian Architect (Vedute di Roma disegnate ed incise da Giambattista Piranesi Architetto Ve[nez]iano)

Edition: First Paris edition, 1800–1807

Marks: Signed in plate, lower right margin: “Piranesi del. Scol.”

Bibliography: 1792 cat. no. 15; Focillon 791; Hind 9; Wilton-Ely 140.

Credit Line: Gift of George W. Davison (BA Wesleyan 1892), before 1953

Accession Number: 1973.D1.38.56

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architecture*, Italy*, Rome*

architecture - Art or science of designing and building structures, especially habitable structures, in accordance with principles determined by aesthetic and practical or material considerations. Refers also to the structures created. [November 1994 related term added. October 1990 alternate term added.]
Italy - TGN 1000080
Rome - TGN 7000874 (standard English name used here for this well-known city)

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plate Dimensions: 403 x 550 mm (15.9 x 21.7 in.)

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Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Italian, (1720–1778) . View of the Basilica of S. Maria Maggiore with Its Two Flanking Wings (Veduta della Basilica di Sta. Maria Maggiore con le due Fabbriche laterali di detta Basilica), 1749. From Views of Rome Drawn and Etched by Giambattista Piranesi, Venetian Architect (Vedute di Roma disegnate ed incise da Giambattista Piranesi Architetto Ve[nez]iano). Etching on laid paper. Fourth of six states. plate : 403 x 550 mm (15.9 x 21.7 in.). DAC accession number 1973.D1.38.56. Gift of George W. Davison (BA Wesleyan 1892), before 1953.

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