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Part of a Spacious and Magnificent Harbor for the Use of the Ancient Romans Opening onto a Large Market Square… (“Parte di ampio magnifico Porto all’uso degli antichi Romani, ove si scuopre l’interno della gran Piazza pel Comercio…”)

18th century
18th century
400 x 550 mm (15.7 x 21.7 in.)

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Italian, (1720–1778)

Object Type: print

Medium and Support: Etching

Series: from Opere Varie

Marks: Unsigned

Bibliography: Focillon 122; Petrucci (1953) 344; Wilton-Ely 45 and p. 83 as partly inspired by the Colosseum, Rome.

Credit Line: Gift of George W. Davison (BA Wesleyan 1892)

Accession Number: Retrospective TBD

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architecture*, Italy*, marketplaces*, Rome*

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
marketplaces - Use for widened streets, neighborhood or town squares, or other mostly open public spaces where booths and stalls may be erected for public sales. [July 1993 lead-in terms added.]
Rome - TGN 7000874 (standard English name used here for this well-known city)

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plate Dimensions: 400 x 550 mm (15.7 x 21.7 in.)

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Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Italian, (1720–1778) . Part of a Spacious and Magnificent Harbor for the Use of the Ancient Romans Opening onto a Large Market Square… (“Parte di ampio magnifico Porto all’uso degli antichi Romani, ove si scuopre l’interno della gran Piazza pel Comercio…”), 18th century. From Opere Varie. Etching. plate : 400 x 550 mm (15.7 x 21.7 in.). DAC accession number Retrospective TBD. Gift of George W. Davison (BA Wesleyan 1892).

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