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Various Roman Ionic Capitals Compared with Greek Examples from Le Roy

18th century
18th century
390 x 590 mm (15.4 x 23.2 in.)

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Italian, (1720–1778)

Object Type: print

Medium and Support: Etching

Series: from Della Magnificenza ed Architettura de’ Romani

Marks: Signed in plate, lower right

Bibliography: Focillon 949; Petrucci (1953) 308; Wilton-Ely 780 and p. 848 with remark: “S. Maria in Trastervere, S. Paolo fuori le Mura, S. Clemente, etc.”

Credit Line: Gift of George W. Davison (BA Wesleyan 1892)

Accession Number: Retrospective TBD

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architecture*, Italy*, Rome*

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
Rome - TGN 7000874 (standard English name used here for this well-known city)

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plate Dimensions: 390 x 590 mm (15.4 x 23.2 in.)

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Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Italian, (1720–1778) . Various Roman Ionic Capitals Compared with Greek Examples from Le Roy, 18th century. From Della Magnificenza ed Architettura de’ Romani. Etching. plate : 390 x 590 mm (15.4 x 23.2 in.). DAC accession number Retrospective TBD. Gift of George W. Davison (BA Wesleyan 1892).

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