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Ancient Tomb on the Appian Way (Sepolcro antico su la Via Appia)


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Ancient Tomb on the Appian Way (Sepolcro antico su la Via Appia)

18th century
18th century
185 x 270 mm (7.3 x 10.6 in.)

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Italian, (1720–1778)

Object Type: print
Medium and Support: Etching
Series: from Antichità d’Albano e di Castel Gandolfo Descritte ed incise da Giovambatista Piranesi
Marks: Signed in plate, lower right
Bibliography: Focillon 535; Petrucci (1953) 482a; Wilton-Ely 668.
Credit Line: Gift of George W. Davison (BA Wesleyan 1892)
Accession Number: Retrospective TBD

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  • 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

Dimensions
  • plate Dimensions: 185 x 270 mm (7.3 x 10.6 in.)

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