Royal or Consular Tomb Carved into the Rock Face of Mount Albano… (Sepolcro Regio, o Consolare, inciso nella rupe del Monte Albano…)
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Royal or Consular Tomb Carved into the Rock Face of Mount Albano… (Sepolcro Regio, o Consolare, inciso nella rupe del Monte Albano…)
18th century18th century
550 x 640 mm (21.7 x 25.2 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.]
- death
- graves - Excavations in the earth used for burial; for constructions raised over or around burial sites, use "tombs." [April 1993 related term added.]
- Italy - TGN 1000080
- 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.]
- plate Dimensions: 550 x 640 mm (21.7 x 25.2 in.)
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Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Italian, (1720–1778) . Royal or Consular Tomb Carved into the Rock Face of Mount Albano… (Sepolcro Regio, o Consolare, inciso nella rupe del Monte Albano…), 18th century. From Antichità d’Albano e di Castel Gandolfo Descritte ed incise da Giovambatista Piranesi. Etching. plate : 550 x 640 mm (21.7 x 25.2 in.). DAC accession number Retrospective TBD. Gift of George W. Davison (BA Wesleyan 1892).
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