Means by Which the Large Blocks of Travertine and Marble Were Lifted During the Construction of the Large Tomb of Caecilia Metella, Commonly Called Capo di Bove [Ox-head] (Modo, col quale furono alzati i grossi Travertini, e gli altri… [see full title])
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Means by Which the Large Blocks of Travertine and Marble Were Lifted During the Construction of the Large Tomb of Caecilia Metella, Commonly Called Capo di Bove [Ox-head] (Modo, col quale furono alzati i grossi Travertini, e gli altri… [see full title])
18th century18th century
350 x 520 mm (13.8 x 20.5 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
- 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)
- plate Dimensions: 350 x 520 mm (13.8 x 20.5 in.)
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Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Italian, (1720–1778) . Means by Which the Large Blocks of Travertine and Marble Were Lifted During the Construction of the Large Tomb of Caecilia Metella, Commonly Called Capo di Bove [Ox-head] (Modo, col quale furono alzati i grossi Travertini, e gli altri nel fabbricare il gran Sepolcro di Cecilia Metella, oggi detto Capo di Bove), 18th century. From Roman Antiquities (Le Antichità Romane). Etching. plate : 350 x 520 mm (13.8 x 20.5 in.). DAC accession number Retrospective TBD. Gift of George W. Davison (BA Wesleyan 1892).
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