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View of the Arch of Constantine (Veduta dell’Arco di Costantino)

1771
18th century
470 x 705 mm (18.5 x 27.8 in.)

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Italian, (1720–1778)

Object Type: print

Medium and Support: Etching on laid paper

State: First of three 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: “Cavaliere Piranesi del. ed inc.”

Bibliography: 1792 cat. no. 93; Focillon 757; Hind 97; Wilton-Ely 230.

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

Accession Number: 1973.D1.144

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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)

Dimensions

plate Dimensions: 470 x 705 mm (18.5 x 27.8 in.)

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Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Italian, (1720–1778) . View of the Arch of Constantine (Veduta dell’Arco di Costantino), 1771. 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. First of three states. plate : 470 x 705 mm (18.5 x 27.8 in.). DAC accession number 1973.D1.144. Gift of George W. Davison (BA Wesleyan 1892), before 1953. Open Access Image from the Davison Art Center, Wesleyan University (photo: R. Lancefield) .

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