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Interior View of the Villa of Maecenas… (Veduta interna della villa di Mecenate…)

1764
18th century
474 x 623 mm (18.7 x 24.5 in.)

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Italian, (1720–1778)

Object Type: print

Medium and Support: Etching on laid paper

State: Second 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 left margin: “Piranesi F.”

Bibliography: 1792 cat. no. 120; Focillon 769; Hind 73; Wilton-Ely 206.

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

Accession Number: 1973.D1.120

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architecture*, interior views*, Italy*, Rome*, villas*

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.]
interior views - Use for photographs or other representations of the interior of a building or other structure. [April 1991 descriptor moved; lead-in term added.]
Italy - TGN 1000080
Rome - TGN 7000874 (standard English name used here for this well-known city)
villas - Related Term

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plate Dimensions: 474 x 623 mm (18.7 x 24.5 in.)

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Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Italian, (1720–1778) . Interior View of the Villa of Maecenas… (Veduta interna della villa di Mecenate…), 1764. 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. Second of four states. plate : 474 x 623 mm (18.7 x 24.5 in.). DAC accession number 1973.D1.120. Gift of George W. Davison (BA Wesleyan 1892), before 1953.

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