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Marble Relief of a Trireme from the Temple of Fortuna, Praeneste


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Marble Relief of a Trireme from the Temple of Fortuna, Praeneste

18th century
18th century
358 x 525 mm (14.1 x 20.7 in.)

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Italian, (1720–1778)

Object Type: print
Medium and Support: Etching
Series: from Vasi, Candelabri, Cippi, Sarcofagi, Tripodi, Lucerne, ed Ornamenti Antichi Disegn. ed Incisi dal Cav. Gio. Batta. Piranesi
Marks: Signed in plate, lower right
Bibliography: Focillon 617; Petrucci (1953) 523; Wilton-Ely 904 and p. 981 remark: “Museo Clementino, the Vatican.”
Credit Line: Gift of George W. Davison (BA Wesleyan 1892)
Accession Number: Retrospective TBD

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This object has the following keywords:
  • ornament - Decorative forms that are an integral part of a building or object but are not essential to its structure. Regarding techniques of embellishment in general, use "decoration (process)." [November 1990 descriptor moved.]
  • 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.]

Dimensions
  • plate Dimensions: 358 x 525 mm (14.1 x 20.7 in.)

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