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Remains of the “Triumphal” or “Vatican” Bridge (Reliquiae Pontis Triumphalis seu Vaticani)
18th century18th century
330 x 235 mm (13 x 9.3 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)
- plate Dimensions: 330 x 235 mm (13 x 9.3 in.)
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Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Italian, (1720–1778) . Remains of the “Triumphal” or “Vatican” Bridge (Reliquiae Pontis Triumphalis seu Vaticani), 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 : 330 x 235 mm (13 x 9.3 in.). DAC accession number Retrospective TBD. Gift of George W. Davison (BA Wesleyan 1892).
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