Plan of the Stone Ship with Its Stern Which Is Seen on the Tiber Island… (Ichnographiae medietatis navis lapideae cum puppi quae visitur in Insula Tiberina…)
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Plan of the Stone Ship with Its Stern Which Is Seen on the Tiber Island… (Ichnographiae medietatis navis lapideae cum puppi quae visitur in Insula Tiberina…)
18th century18th century
255 x 395 mm (10 x 15.6 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
- marine views - Use For Term
- plans (drawings) - Use for orthographic drawings in the horizontal plane, generally depicting discrete objects or spaces. Can also be used for a set of drawings for a project. For general reference to depictions or photographs showing structures or sites seen from directly above, use "plan views." For representations in plan view of portions of the earth's surface, emphasizing arterial or regional relationships and using larger scales, prefer "maps." [April 1992 descriptor moved. September 1991 descriptor changed, was "plans"; alternate term changed, was 'plan'. April 1991 scope note changed.]
- rock - Naturally formed aggregate of one or more minerals. For processed or dressed rock use "stone." [January 1996 alternate term added. February 1992 descriptor moved. December 1991 scope note added.]
- Rome - TGN 7000874 (standard English name used here for this well-known city)
- ships - Use for watercraft generally larger and more seaworthy than boats; usually propelled by sails or engines.
- plate Dimensions: 255 x 395 mm (10 x 15.6 in.)
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Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Italian, (1720–1778) . Plan of the Stone Ship with Its Stern Which Is Seen on the Tiber Island… (Ichnographiae medietatis navis lapideae cum puppi quae visitur in Insula Tiberina…), 18th century. From The Campus Martius of Ancient Rome, the Work of G. B. Piranesi, Fellow of the Royal Society of Antiquaries, London (Il Campo Marzio dell’ Antica Roma, Opera di G. B. Piranesi socio della reale società degli antiquari di Londra). Etching. plate : 255 x 395 mm (10 x 15.6 in.). DAC accession number Retrospective TBD. Gift of George W. Davison (BA Wesleyan 1892).
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