Remains of the Aqueduct of Nero Which Were to Be Destroyed on Account of Their Age but Remained Standing by the Order of Pope Clement XIV (Avanzi degl’Aquedotti Neroniani che si volevano distruggere per la loro vecchiezza… [see full title])
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Remains of the Aqueduct of Nero Which Were to Be Destroyed on Account of Their Age but Remained Standing by the Order of Pope Clement XIV (Avanzi degl’Aquedotti Neroniani che si volevano distruggere per la loro vecchiezza… [see full title])
175618th century
495 x 713 mm (19.5 x 28.1 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.]
- Italy - TGN 1000080
- Rome - TGN 7000874 (standard English name used here for this well-known city)
- plate Dimensions: 495 x 713 mm (19.5 x 28.1 in.)
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Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Italian, (1720–1778) . Remains of the Aqueduct of Nero Which Were to Be Destroyed on Account of Their Age but Remained Standing by the Order of Pope Clement XIV (Avanzi degl’Aquedotti Neroniani che si volevano distruggere per la loro vecchiezza, ma per ordine di N’ro. Sig. Papa Clemento XIV sono restati in piedi), 1756. 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 : 495 x 713 mm (19.5 x 28.1 in.). DAC accession number 1973.D1.165. Gift of George W. Davison (BA Wesleyan 1892), before 1953.
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