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Ruins of the Antonine Baths [Baths of Caracalla] (Rovine delle Terme Antoniniane)

1765
18th century
448 x 705 mm (17.6 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 right margin: “Cavalier Piranesi F.”

Bibliography: 1792 cat. no. 103; Focillon 852; Hind 76; Wilton-Ely 209.

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

Accession Number: 1973.D1.123

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architecture*, Italy*, Rome*, ruins*

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.

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plate Dimensions: 448 x 705 mm (17.6 x 27.8 in.)

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Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Italian, (1720–1778) . Ruins of the Antonine Baths [Baths of Caracalla] (Rovine delle Terme Antoniniane), 1765. 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 : 448 x 705 mm (17.6 x 27.8 in.). DAC accession number 1973.D1.123. Gift of George W. Davison (BA Wesleyan 1892), before 1953.

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