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View of the Remains of the Two Rows of Columns in the Temple of Neptune Which [originally] Formed the Colonnades along the Sides of the Cella, and Supported the Uppermost Part of the Roof… (Vue des deux restes de rangs de Colonnes… [see full title])
18th century18th century
495 x 673 mm (19.5 x 26.5 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.]
- columns (architectural elements) - Use for cylindrical, upright masonry members, usually either giving support or appearing to give support and usually comprised of three sections: a base, capital, and shaft; common also on furniture, especially as decorative elements. Use also for all uprights in steel frame or concrete frame structures. For square or rectangular members, either in masonry construction or classically treated, and for massive uprights in Medieval architecture, use "piers (supporting elements)"; for wooden square uprights, use "posts." [January 1995 related term added. March 1993 descriptor changed, was 'columns'; alternate term changed, was 'column'; descriptor moved. July 1991 scope note changed.]
- Italy - TGN 1000080
- 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: 495 x 673 mm (19.5 x 26.5 in.)
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Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Italian, (1720–1778) . View of the Remains of the Two Rows of Columns in the Temple of Neptune Which [originally] Formed the Colonnades along the Sides of the Cella, and Supported the Uppermost Part of the Roof… (Vue des deux restes de rangs de Colonnes qui etoient au Temple de Neptune qui lateralement formoient les Portiques dans la Celle, et soutenoient le Comble de l’edifice…), 18th century. From Differentes vues…de Pesto. Etching. plate : 495 x 673 mm (19.5 x 26.5 in.). DAC accession number Retrospective TBD. Gift of George W. Davison (BA Wesleyan 1892).
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