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View of the Fountainhead of the Acqua Paola on Monte Aureo (Veduta del Castello dell’Acqua Paola sul Monte Aureo)
175118th century
404 x 621 mm (15.9 x 24.4 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.]
- fountains - Use for structures with apertures designed to allow water to spout or flow periodically or continuously, as for amenity or public access. [March 1995 scope note added; related term added.]
- Italy - TGN 1000080
- Rome - TGN 7000874 (standard English name used here for this well-known city)
- plate Dimensions: 404 x 621 mm (15.9 x 24.4 in.)
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Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Italian, (1720–1778) . View of the Fountainhead of the Acqua Paola on Monte Aureo (Veduta del Castello dell’Acqua Paola sul Monte Aureo), 1751. 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 : 404 x 621 mm (15.9 x 24.4 in.). DAC accession number 1973.D1.38.68. Gift of George W. Davison (BA Wesleyan 1892), before 1953.
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