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Large Marble Sarcophagus with Its Cover in the Courtyard of Palazzo Orsini, near the Theater of Marcellus
18th century18th century
385 x 530 mm (15.2 x 20.9 in.)
Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Italian, (1720–1778)
- death
- graves - Excavations in the earth used for burial; for constructions raised over or around burial sites, use "tombs." [April 1993 related term added.]
- 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.]
- plate Dimensions: 385 x 530 mm (15.2 x 20.9 in.)
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Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Italian, (1720–1778) . Large Marble Sarcophagus with Its Cover in the Courtyard of Palazzo Orsini, near the Theater of Marcellus, 18th century. From Vasi, Candelabri, Cippi, Sarcofagi, Tripodi, Lucerne, ed Ornamenti Antichi Disegn. ed Incisi dal Cav. Gio. Batta. Piranesi. Etching. plate : 385 x 530 mm (15.2 x 20.9 in.). DAC accession number Retrospective TBD. Gift of George W. Davison (BA Wesleyan 1892).
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