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Large Urn of Porphyry with Its Lid, Found in the Mausoleum of St. Helen, Transported by Pope Anastatius IV for His Burial, and Now in the Cloister of St. John Lateran Where It Can Now Be Seen… (Grand’urna di Porfido co'suo Coperchio… [see full title])
18th century18th century
365 x 600 mm (14.4 x 23.6 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.]
- death
- Italy - TGN 1000080
- mausoleums
- Rome - TGN 7000874 (standard English name used here for this well-known city)
- plate Dimensions: 365 x 600 mm (14.4 x 23.6 in.)
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Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Italian, (1720–1778) . Large Urn of Porphyry with Its Lid, Found in the Mausoleum of St. Helen, Transported by Pope Anastatius IV for His Burial, and Now in the Cloister of St. John Lateran Where It Can Now Be Seen… (Grand’urna di Porfido co'suo Coperchio, ritrovata nel Mausoleo di S. Elena…), 18th century. From Roman Antiquities (Le Antichità Romane). Etching. plate : 365 x 600 mm (14.4 x 23.6 in.). DAC accession number Retrospective TBD. Gift of George W. Davison (BA Wesleyan 1892).