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View of the Tomb of Licinianus Piso on the Ancient Appian Way. Tomb of the Cornelii… (Veduta del Selpolcro di Pisone Liciniano su l’antica via Appia…)

1764
18th century
410 x 610 mm (16.1 x 24 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: “Piranesi F.”

Bibliography: 1792 cat. no. 113; Focillon 777; Hind 72; Wilton-Ely 205.

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

Accession Number: 1973.D1.119

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

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plate Dimensions: 410 x 610 mm (16.1 x 24 in.)

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Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Italian, (1720–1778) . View of the Tomb of Licinianus Piso on the Ancient Appian Way. Tomb of the Cornelii… (Veduta del Selpolcro di Pisone Liciniano su l’antica via Appia…), 1764. 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 : 410 x 610 mm (16.1 x 24 in.). DAC accession number 1973.D1.119. Gift of George W. Davison (BA Wesleyan 1892), before 1953.

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