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View of the Small Waterfall and Rapids, Tivoli (Veduta delle Cascatelle a Tivoli)

1769
18th century
473 x 705 mm (18.6 x 27.8 in.)

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Italian, (1720–1778)

Object Type: print
Medium and Support: Etching on laid paper
State: Second of four states
Series: 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)
Edition: First Paris edition, 1800–1807
Marks: Signed in plate, lower left margin: “Cavaliere Piranesi delin. e inc.”
Bibliography: 1792 cat. no. 126; Focillon 780; Hind 92; Wilton-Ely 225.
Credit Line: Gift of George W. Davison (BA Wesleyan 1892), before 1953
Accession Number: 1973.D1.139

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architecture*, Italy*, Rome*, water, waterfalls*
  • 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)
  • water
  • waterfalls - May be used for artificial waterfalls only if highly naturalistic in form and context; otherwise prefer "cascades" or "fountains." [February 1996 related term added. June 1993 scope note changed.]

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  • plate Dimensions: 473 x 705 mm (18.6 x 27.8 in.)

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