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View of the Remains of the Dining Room of the Golden House of Nero, Commonly Called the Temple of Peace (Veduta degli avanzi del Tablino Casa Aurea di Nerono, detti volgarmente il Tempio della Pace)
175718th century
456 x 549 mm (18 x 21.6 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.]
- houses - Individual dwellings designed to be occupied by a single tenant or family. [July 1995 descriptor moved. March 1995 scope note added. November 1992 related term added.]
- Italy - TGN 1000080
- 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: 456 x 549 mm (18 x 21.6 in.)
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Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Italian, (1720–1778) . View of the Remains of the Dining Room of the Golden House of Nero, Commonly Called the Temple of Peace (Veduta degli avanzi del Tablino Casa Aurea di Nerono, detti volgarmente il Tempio della Pace), 1757. From Views of Rome Drawn and Etched by Giambattista Piranesi, Venetian Architect (Vedute di Roma disegnate ed incise da Giambattista Piranesi Architetto Ve[nez]iano). Etching on laid paper. Fourth of six states. plate : 456 x 549 mm (18 x 21.6 in.). DAC accession number 1973.D1.92. Gift of George W. Davison (BA Wesleyan 1892), before 1953. Open Access Image from the Davison Art Center, Wesleyan University (photo: R. Lancefield) .
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