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Plan of the Animal Cages Built by Domitian for the Amphitheater… (Pianta de serraglio delle fiere fabbricato da Domiziano per uso dell’Anfiteatro…)
18th century18th century
360 x 590 mm (14.2 x 23.2 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.]
- Italy - TGN 1000080
- plans (drawings) - Use for orthographic drawings in the horizontal plane, generally depicting discrete objects or spaces. Can also be used for a set of drawings for a project. For general reference to depictions or photographs showing structures or sites seen from directly above, use "plan views." For representations in plan view of portions of the earth's surface, emphasizing arterial or regional relationships and using larger scales, prefer "maps." [April 1992 descriptor moved. September 1991 descriptor changed, was "plans"; alternate term changed, was 'plan'. April 1991 scope note changed.]
- Rome - TGN 7000874 (standard English name used here for this well-known city)
- plate Dimensions: 360 x 590 mm (14.2 x 23.2 in.)
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Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Italian, (1720–1778) . Plan of the Animal Cages Built by Domitian for the Amphitheater… (Pianta de serraglio delle fiere fabbricato da Domiziano per uso dell’Anfiteatro…), 18th century. From Roman Antiquities (Le Antichità Romane). Etching. plate : 360 x 590 mm (14.2 x 23.2 in.). DAC accession number Retrospective TBD. Gift of George W. Davison (BA Wesleyan 1892).
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