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Remains of a Room Belonging to the Praetorian Fort at Hadrian’s Villa, Tivoli (Avanzi di una Sala appartenente al Castro Pretorio nella Villa Adriana in Tivoli)

1774
18th century
439 x 572 mm (17.3 x 22.5 in.)

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Italian, (1720–1778)

Object Type: print

Medium and Support: Etching on laid paper

State: First of three 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: “Cavalier Piranesi F.”

Bibliography: 1792 cat. no. 128; Focillon 831; Hind 112; Wilton-Ely 245 and p. 288 with remark: “The so-called Hall of the Philosophers, now considered to have been a library.”

Credit Line: Gift of George W. Davison (BA Wesleyan 1892), before 1953

Accession Number: 1973.D1.159

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architecture*, forts*, Italy*, Rome*, ruins*, villas*

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.]
forts - Related Term
Italy - TGN 1000080
Rome - TGN 7000874 (standard English name used here for this well-known city)
ruins - Use generally for remains of buildings or groups of buildings that have been destroyed or are in a state of great disrepair or decay.
villas - Related Term

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plate Dimensions: 439 x 572 mm (17.3 x 22.5 in.)

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Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Italian, (1720–1778) . Remains of a Room Belonging to the Praetorian Fort at Hadrian’s Villa, Tivoli (Avanzi di una Sala appartenente al Castro Pretorio nella Villa Adriana in Tivoli), 1774. 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. First of three states. plate : 439 x 572 mm (17.3 x 22.5 in.). DAC accession number 1973.D1.159. Gift of George W. Davison (BA Wesleyan 1892), before 1953.

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Remains of a Room Belonging to the Praetorian Fort at Hadrian’s Villa, Tivoli (Avanzi di una Sala appartenente al Castro Pretorio nella Villa Adriana in Tivoli)