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Ruins of an Ancient Tomb in the Form of a Septizonium [ornamental colonnaded building] on the Appian Way near the Villa of Pompey the Great, Now outside Albano to the West… (Rovine d’un antico Sepolcro fatto a modo… [see full title])
18th century18th century
395 x 560 mm (15.6 x 22 in.)
Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Italian, (1720–1778)
- 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.]
- death
- graves - Excavations in the earth used for burial; for constructions raised over or around burial sites, use "tombs." [April 1993 related term added.]
- Italy - TGN 1000080
- 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
- plate Dimensions: 395 x 560 mm (15.6 x 22 in.)
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Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Italian, (1720–1778) . Ruins of an Ancient Tomb in the Form of a Septizonium [ornamental colonnaded building] on the Appian Way near the Villa of Pompey the Great, Now outside Albano to the West… (Rovine d’un antico Sepolcro fatto a modo di settizonio si la Via Appia appresso la villa di Pompeo Magno, or fuori d’Albano dalla parte occidentale…), 18th century. From Antichità d’Albano e di Castel Gandolfo Descritte ed incise da Giovambatista Piranesi. Etching. plate : 395 x 560 mm (15.6 x 22 in.). DAC accession number Retrospective TBD. Gift of George W. Davison (BA Wesleyan 1892).