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Temple of Neptune at Pesto [Paestum], Seen from the Side and Drawn on a Larger Scale Than in the First Plate (Temple de Neptune a Pesto, vu de cote, et dessine plus en grand qu’on ne le voit dans la premiere planche)


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Temple of Neptune at Pesto [Paestum], Seen from the Side and Drawn on a Larger Scale Than in the First Plate (Temple de Neptune a Pesto, vu de cote, et dessine plus en grand qu’on ne le voit dans la premiere planche)

18th century
18th century
453 x 678 mm (17.8 x 26.7 in.)

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Italian, (1720–1778)

Object Type: print
Medium and Support: Etching
Series: from Differentes vues…de Pesto
Marks: Signed in plate on the scroll, lower right
Bibliography: Focillon 593; Petrucci (1953) 672; Wilton-Ely 728.
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.]
  • Italy - TGN 1000080
  • plans (drawings) - Use for orthographic drawings in the horizontal plane, generally depicting discrete objects or spaces. Can also be used for a set of drawings for a project. For general reference to depictions or photographs showing structures or sites seen from directly above, use "plan views." For representations in plan view of portions of the earth's surface, emphasizing arterial or regional relationships and using larger scales, prefer "maps." [April 1992 descriptor moved. September 1991 descriptor changed, was "plans"; alternate term changed, was 'plan'. April 1991 scope note changed.]
  • temples - Use for religious buildings dedicated to the service of a deity or deities, often housing a cult image; do not use for such Christian or Islamic religious buildings, prefer "churches" or "mosques." May also be used for Protestant places of worship in France and some French-speaking regions. [February 1995 scope note added.]

Dimensions
  • plate Dimensions: 453 x 678 mm (17.8 x 26.7 in.)

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