Vertical Section of the Pyramid of Gaius Cestius (Spaccato della Piramide di Caio Cestio)
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Vertical Section of the Pyramid of Gaius Cestius (Spaccato della Piramide di Caio Cestio)
18th century18th century
320 x 230 mm (12.6 x 9.1 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)
- sections - Orthographic drawings of a building, object, or site as if cut through and exposed at one specific plane. [April 1992 descriptor moved.]
- plate Dimensions: 320 x 230 mm (12.6 x 9.1 in.)
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Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Italian, (1720–1778) . Vertical Section of the Pyramid of Gaius Cestius (Spaccato della Piramide di Caio Cestio), 18th century. From Roman Antiquities (Le Antichità Romane). Etching. plate : 320 x 230 mm (12.6 x 9.1 in.). DAC accession number Retrospective TBD. Gift of George W. Davison (BA Wesleyan 1892).
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