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Interior View of the Basilica of S. Maria Maggiore (Veduta Interna della Basilica di S. Maria Maggiore)

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Interior View of the Basilica of S. Maria Maggiore (Veduta Interna della Basilica di S. Maria Maggiore)

1768
18th century
438 x 686 mm (17.2 x 27 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 right of scroll: “Caval. Piranesi inc.”

Bibliography: 1792 cat. no. 16; Focillon 728; Hind 87; Wilton-Ely 220.

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

Accession Number: 1973.D1.134

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architecture*, interior views*, 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.]
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)

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plate Dimensions: 438 x 686 mm (17.2 x 27 in.)

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Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Italian, (1720–1778) . Interior View of the Basilica of S. Maria Maggiore (Veduta Interna della Basilica di S. Maria Maggiore), 1768. 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 : 438 x 686 mm (17.2 x 27 in.). DAC accession number 1973.D1.134. Gift of George W. Davison (BA Wesleyan 1892), before 1953.

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