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View of the Pyramidal Tomb of Cestius (Veduta del Sepolcro di Cajo Cestio)

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View of the Pyramidal Tomb of Cestius (Veduta del Sepolcro di Cajo Cestio)

1755
18th century
407 x 540 mm (16 x 21.3 in.)

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Italian, (1720–1778)

Object Type: print

Medium and Support: Etching on laid paper

State: Fourth of four 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: “Piranesi de. inc.”

Bibliography: Focillon 810; Hind 35; Wilton-Ely 146 and p. 189 with remark: “With Porta S. Paolo to left.”

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

Accession Number: 1973.D1.38.82

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This object has the following keywords:

architecture*, death, graves*, 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.]
death
graves - Excavations in the earth used for burial; for constructions raised over or around burial sites, use "tombs." [April 1993 related term added.]
Italy - TGN 1000080
Rome - TGN 7000874 (standard English name used here for this well-known city)

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plate Dimensions: 407 x 540 mm (16 x 21.3 in.)

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Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Italian, (1720–1778) . View of the Pyramidal Tomb of Cestius (Veduta del Sepolcro di Cajo Cestio), 1755. 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 four states. plate : 407 x 540 mm (16 x 21.3 in.). DAC accession number 1973.D1.38.82. Gift of George W. Davison (BA Wesleyan 1892), before 1953.

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