Base of Marble and Travertine Constructed During the Pontificate of Pope Benedict XIV for the Pedestal of the Column
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Base of Marble and Travertine Constructed During the Pontificate of Pope Benedict XIV for the Pedestal of the Column
18th century18th century
615 x 800 mm (24.2 x 31.5 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.]
- columns (architectural elements) - Use for cylindrical, upright masonry members, usually either giving support or appearing to give support and usually comprised of three sections: a base, capital, and shaft; common also on furniture, especially as decorative elements. Use also for all uprights in steel frame or concrete frame structures. For square or rectangular members, either in masonry construction or classically treated, and for massive uprights in Medieval architecture, use "piers (supporting elements)"; for wooden square uprights, use "posts." [January 1995 related term added. March 1993 descriptor changed, was 'columns'; alternate term changed, was 'column'; descriptor moved. July 1991 scope note changed.]
- Italy - TGN 1000080
- plate Dimensions: 615 x 800 mm (24.2 x 31.5 in.)
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Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Italian, (1720–1778) . Base of Marble and Travertine Constructed During the Pontificate of Pope Benedict XIV for the Pedestal of the Column, 18th century. From Trofeo o sia Magnifica Colonna Coclide. Etching. plate : 615 x 800 mm (24.2 x 31.5 in.). DAC accession number Retrospective TBD. Gift of George W. Davison (BA Wesleyan 1892).
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