Vertical Section of One of the Arches in the Middle of the Bridge of Hadrian (Spaccato di uno degli Archi di mezzo del Ponte d’ Elio Adriano Imp.)
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Vertical Section of One of the Arches in the Middle of the Bridge of Hadrian (Spaccato di uno degli Archi di mezzo del Ponte d’ Elio Adriano Imp.)
18th century18th century
356 x 470 mm (14 x 18.5 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.]
- bridges (built works) - Structures spanning and providing passage over waterways, topographic depressions, transportation routes, or similar circulation barriers. [September 1994 scope note added; related term added. March 1993 descriptor changed, was 'bridges'; alternate term changed, was 'bridge'.]
- 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: 356 x 470 mm (14 x 18.5 in.)
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Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Italian, (1720–1778) . Vertical Section of One of the Arches in the Middle of the Bridge of Hadrian (Spaccato di uno degli Archi di mezzo del Ponte d’ Elio Adriano Imp.), 18th century. From Roman Antiquities (Le Antichità Romane). Etching. plate : 356 x 470 mm (14 x 18.5 in.). DAC accession number Retrospective TBD. Gift of George W. Davison (BA Wesleyan 1892).
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