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Remains of the Mausoleum of Augustus (Reliquiae mausolei Augusti)

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Remains of the Mausoleum of Augustus (Reliquiae mausolei Augusti)

18th century
18th century
215 x 355 mm (8.5 x 14 in.)

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Italian, (1720–1778)

Object Type: print

Medium and Support: Etching

Series: 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)

Marks: Signed in plate, lower left

Bibliography: Focillon 452; Petrucci (1953) 437b; Wilton-Ely 583.

Credit Line: Gift of George W. Davison (BA Wesleyan 1892)

Accession Number: Retrospective TBD

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architecture*, death, Italy*, mausoleums, Rome*

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
Italy - TGN 1000080
mausoleums
Rome - TGN 7000874 (standard English name used here for this well-known city)

Dimensions

plate Dimensions: 215 x 355 mm (8.5 x 14 in.)

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Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Italian, (1720–1778) . Remains of the Mausoleum of Augustus (Reliquiae mausolei Augusti), 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 : 215 x 355 mm (8.5 x 14 in.). DAC accession number Retrospective TBD. Gift of George W. Davison (BA Wesleyan 1892).

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