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View of the Remains of the Forum of Nerva (Veduta degli avanzi del Foro di Nerva)

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View of the Remains of the Forum of Nerva (Veduta degli avanzi del Foro di Nerva)

1770
18th century
476 x 714 mm (18.7 x 28.1 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; loose sheet, not bound in volume

Marks: Signed in plate, lower right: “C. Piranesi f.”

Bibliography: 1792 cat. no. 96; Focillon 750; Hind 95; Wilton-Ely 228 and p. 271 with remark: “With two attached Corinthian columns to the left. Originallt part of the Forum Transitorium.”

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

Accession Number: 1973.D1.142

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architecture*, 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.]
Italy - TGN 1000080
Rome - TGN 7000874 (standard English name used here for this well-known city)

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plate Dimensions: 476 x 714 mm (18.7 x 28.1 in.)

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Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Italian, (1720–1778) . View of the Remains of the Forum of Nerva (Veduta degli avanzi del Foro di Nerva), 1770. 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 : 476 x 714 mm (18.7 x 28.1 in.). DAC accession number 1973.D1.142. Gift of George W. Davison (BA Wesleyan 1892), before 1953.

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