Constructional Details of Entrance Porch to a Tuscan Temple Precinct Together with an Inscription from Palazzo Farnese
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Constructional Details of Entrance Porch to a Tuscan Temple Precinct Together with an Inscription from Palazzo Farnese
18th century18th century
395 x 605 mm (15.6 x 23.8 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
- porches - Use to designate roofed spaces, open along two or more sides and adjunct to a building, commonly serving either to shelter an entrance or used as living space. [March 1993 descriptor moved.]
- Rome - TGN 7000874 (standard English name used here for this well-known city)
- 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: 395 x 605 mm (15.6 x 23.8 in.)
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Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Italian, (1720–1778) . Constructional Details of Entrance Porch to a Tuscan Temple Precinct Together with an Inscription from Palazzo Farnese, 18th century. From Della Magnificenza ed Architettura de’ Romani. Etching. plate : 395 x 605 mm (15.6 x 23.8 in.). DAC accession number Retrospective TBD. Gift of George W. Davison (BA Wesleyan 1892).
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