Egyptian Obelisk. This Was Erected by Pope Sixtus V in the Piazza of St. John Lateran (Obelisco Egizio. Questo fu erreto da Sisto V. nella Piazza de S. Gio. Laterano)
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Egyptian Obelisk. This Was Erected by Pope Sixtus V in the Piazza of St. John Lateran (Obelisco Egizio. Questo fu erreto da Sisto V. nella Piazza de S. Gio. Laterano)
175918th century
546 x 406 mm (21.5 x 16 in.)
Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Italian, (1720–1778)
- 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)
- plate Dimensions: 546 x 406 mm (21.5 x 16 in.)
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Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Italian, (1720–1778) . Egyptian Obelisk. This Was Erected by Pope Sixtus V in the Piazza of St. John Lateran (Obelisco Egizio. Questo fu erreto da Sisto V. nella Piazza de S. Gio. Laterano), 1759. 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. Third of five states. plate : 546 x 406 mm (21.5 x 16 in.). DAC accession number 1973.D1.100. Gift of George W. Davison (BA Wesleyan 1892), before 1953.
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