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Ruins of One of the Soldiers’ Barracks at Hadrian’s Villa, Tivoli (Rovina de uno degli alloggiamenti de’ Soldati presso ad una delle eminenti fabbriche di Adriano nella sua Villa in Tivoli)

1774
18th century
451 x 654 mm (17.8 x 25.7 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. 132; Focillon 832; Hind 113; Wilton-Ely 246 and p. 289 with remark: “The so-called Pretorio, now thought to have been a warehouse or storage room.”

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

Accession Number: 1973.D1.160

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architecture*, 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.]
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: 451 x 654 mm (17.8 x 25.7 in.)

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Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Italian, (1720–1778) . Ruins of One of the Soldiers’ Barracks at Hadrian’s Villa, Tivoli (Rovina de uno degli alloggiamenti de’ Soldati presso ad una delle eminenti fabbriche di Adriano nella sua Villa 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 : 451 x 654 mm (17.8 x 25.7 in.). DAC accession number 1973.D1.160. Gift of George W. Davison (BA Wesleyan 1892), before 1953.

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