Rear View of the Remains of the Pronaos of the Temple of Neptune, Drawn in the Two Preceding Plates (Vue des restes du derriere du Pronaos du temple de Neptune dessine dans les deux planches precedentes)
No image available.
Bookmark (persistent url): https://dac-collection.wesleyan.edu/objects-1/info/11429
Rear View of the Remains of the Pronaos of the Temple of Neptune, Drawn in the Two Preceding Plates (Vue des restes du derriere du Pronaos du temple de Neptune dessine dans les deux planches precedentes)
18th century18th century
470 x 663 mm (18.5 x 26.1 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.]
- 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.]
- plate Dimensions: 470 x 663 mm (18.5 x 26.1 in.)
No open access image available
Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Italian, (1720–1778) . Rear View of the Remains of the Pronaos of the Temple of Neptune, Drawn in the Two Preceding Plates (Vue des restes du derriere du Pronaos du temple de Neptune dessine dans les deux planches precedentes), 18th century. From Differentes vues…de Pesto. Etching. plate : 470 x 663 mm (18.5 x 26.1 in.). DAC accession number Retrospective TBD. Gift of George W. Davison (BA Wesleyan 1892).
Your search criteria: Objects is "Rear View of the Remains of the Pronaos of the Temple of Neptune, Drawn in the Two Preceding Plates (Vue des restes du derriere du Pronaos du temple de Neptune dessine dans les deux planches precedentes)".
View current selection of records as: