Vertical Section of the Bridge of Fabricius Called the Ponte dei Quattro Capi [Bridge of the Four Heads] (Spaccato del Ponte Fabrizio, detto de quattro Capo.)
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Vertical Section of the Bridge of Fabricius Called the Ponte dei Quattro Capi [Bridge of the Four Heads] (Spaccato del Ponte Fabrizio, detto de quattro Capo.)
18th century18th century
350 x 518 mm (13.8 x 20.4 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: 350 x 518 mm (13.8 x 20.4 in.)
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Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Italian, (1720–1778) . Vertical Section of the Bridge of Fabricius Called the Ponte dei Quattro Capi [Bridge of the Four Heads] (Spaccato del Ponte Fabrizio, detto de quattro Capo.), 18th century. From Roman Antiquities (Le Antichità Romane). Etching. plate : 350 x 518 mm (13.8 x 20.4 in.). DAC accession number Retrospective TBD. Gift of George W. Davison (BA Wesleyan 1892).
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