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View of the Walls Which Enclosed the Slopes of the Caelian Hill and on Which Was the Nyphaeum of Nero, and Which Embellished the Stadium of Domitian (Veduta dei muri che investivano le falde del Monte Celio, sulle quali era il Ninfeo di Nerone… [see full

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View of the Walls Which Enclosed the Slopes of the Caelian Hill and on Which Was the Nyphaeum of Nero, and Which Embellished the Stadium of Domitian (Veduta dei muri che investivano le falde del Monte Celio, sulle quali era il Ninfeo di Nerone… [see full

18th century
18th century
120 x 195 mm (4.7 x 7.7 in.)

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Italian, (1720–1778)

Object Type: print

Medium and Support: Etching

Series: from Roman Antiquities (Le Antichità Romane)

Marks: Signed in plate, lower left

Bibliography: Focillon 189; Petrucci (1953) 24, fig. 1; Wilton-Ely 324 and p. 374 with remark: “The Stadium of Domitian indicated is actually the Temple of Claudius.”

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

Accession Number: Retrospective TBD

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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: 120 x 195 mm (4.7 x 7.7 in.)

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Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Italian, (1720–1778) . View of the Walls Which Enclosed the Slopes of the Caelian Hill and on Which Was the Nyphaeum of Nero, and Which Embellished the Stadium of Domitian (Veduta dei muri che investivano le falde del Monte Celio, sulle quali era il Ninfeo di Nerone, e che adornavano lo Stadio di Domiziano), 18th century. From Roman Antiquities (Le Antichità Romane). Etching. plate : 120 x 195 mm (4.7 x 7.7 in.). DAC accession number Retrospective TBD. Gift of George W. Davison (BA Wesleyan 1892).

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