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Tomb Chamber Discovered and Demolished with Many Others in 1746 in the Casali Vineyards at Porta San Sebastiano… (Stanza sepolcrale scoperta, e demolita con molte altre l’anno 1746 nella Vigna Casali a Porta S. Sebastiano…)

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Tomb Chamber Discovered and Demolished with Many Others in 1746 in the Casali Vineyards at Porta San Sebastiano… (Stanza sepolcrale scoperta, e demolita con molte altre l’anno 1746 nella Vigna Casali a Porta S. Sebastiano…)

18th century
18th century
118 x 192 mm (4.6 x 7.6 in.)

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Italian, (1720–1778)

Object Type: print

Medium and Support: Etching

Series: from Roman Antiquities (Le Antichità Romane)

Marks: Unsigned

Bibliography: Focillon 178; Petrucci (1953) 18, fig. 2; Wilton-Ely 313.

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

Accession Number: Retrospective TBD

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architecture*, death, graves*, 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.]
death
graves - Excavations in the earth used for burial; for constructions raised over or around burial sites, use "tombs." [April 1993 related term added.]
Italy - TGN 1000080
Rome - TGN 7000874 (standard English name used here for this well-known city)

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plate Dimensions: 118 x 192 mm (4.6 x 7.6 in.)

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Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Italian, (1720–1778) . Tomb Chamber Discovered and Demolished with Many Others in 1746 in the Casali Vineyards at Porta San Sebastiano… (Stanza sepolcrale scoperta, e demolita con molte altre l’anno 1746 nella Vigna Casali a Porta S. Sebastiano…), 18th century. From Roman Antiquities (Le Antichità Romane). Etching. plate : 118 x 192 mm (4.6 x 7.6 in.). DAC accession number Retrospective TBD. Gift of George W. Davison (BA Wesleyan 1892).

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