After Having Shown in the Previous Plate the Means by Which the Large Blocks Were Lifted in the Construction of the Magnificent Tomb of Caecilia Metella, etc.… (Dopo di aver’esposto nella Tav. passata il Modo con cui sono state alzate... [see full title]
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After Having Shown in the Previous Plate the Means by Which the Large Blocks Were Lifted in the Construction of the Magnificent Tomb of Caecilia Metella, etc.… (Dopo di aver’esposto nella Tav. passata il Modo con cui sono state alzate... [see full title]
18th century18th century
335 x 590 mm (13.2 x 23.2 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: 335 x 590 mm (13.2 x 23.2 in.)
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Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Italian, (1720–1778) . After Having Shown in the Previous Plate the Means by Which the Large Blocks Were Lifted in the Construction of the Magnificent Tomb of Caecilia Metella, etc.… (Dopo di aver’esposto nella Tav. passata il Modo con cui sono state alzate le grandi Pietre nel construire il Magnifico Sepolcro di Cecilia Metella…), 18th century. From Roman Antiquities (Le Antichità Romane). Etching. plate : 335 x 590 mm (13.2 x 23.2 in.). DAC accession number Retrospective TBD. Gift of George W. Davison (BA Wesleyan 1892).
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