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View of the Monument Erected by the Emperor Titus Commemorating His Restoration of the Aqueducts of the Anio… [The Porta Maggiore] (Veduta del Monumento eretto dall’Imperador Tito Vespasiano per aver ristaurati gl’Aquedotti dell'acque dell’ Anione)

1756
18th century
492 x 706 mm (19.4 x 27.8 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. 49; Focillon 839; Hind 119; Wilton-Ely 252.

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

Accession Number: 1973.D1.166

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architecture*, Italy*, monuments, 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
monuments
Rome - TGN 7000874 (standard English name used here for this well-known city)

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plate Dimensions: 492 x 706 mm (19.4 x 27.8 in.)

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Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Italian, (1720–1778) . View of the Monument Erected by the Emperor Titus Commemorating His Restoration of the Aqueducts of the Anio… [The Porta Maggiore] (Veduta del Monumento eretto dall’Imperador Tito Vespasiano per aver ristaurati gl’Aquedotti dell'acque dell’ Anione), 1756. 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 : 492 x 706 mm (19.4 x 27.8 in.). DAC accession number 1973.D1.166. Gift of George W. Davison (BA Wesleyan 1892), before 1953.

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