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Remains of the Substructure of the Bustum of Caesar Augustus, Incorporated into the Walls of the City by the Emperor Aurelian (Reliquiae substructionum Busti Caesaris Augusti, ab Imp. Aureliano adhibitarum pro Urbis Moenibus)

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Remains of the Substructure of the Bustum of Caesar Augustus, Incorporated into the Walls of the City by the Emperor Aurelian (Reliquiae substructionum Busti Caesaris Augusti, ab Imp. Aureliano adhibitarum pro Urbis Moenibus)

18th century
18th century
215 x 415 mm (8.5 x 16.3 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: Unsigned

Bibliography: Focillon 453; Petrucci (1953) 438a; Wilton-Ely 584.

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

Accession Number: Retrospective TBD

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architecture*, Italy*, 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.]
Italy - TGN 1000080
Rome - TGN 7000874 (standard English name used here for this well-known city)

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plate Dimensions: 215 x 415 mm (8.5 x 16.3 in.)

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Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Italian, (1720–1778) . Remains of the Substructure of the Bustum of Caesar Augustus, Incorporated into the Walls of the City by the Emperor Aurelian (Reliquiae substructionum Busti Caesaris Augusti, ab Imp. Aureliano adhibitarum pro Urbis Moenibus), 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 415 mm (8.5 x 16.3 in.). DAC accession number Retrospective TBD. Gift of George W. Davison (BA Wesleyan 1892).

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