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Various Profiles of Moldings [From the Temple of Hercules]
18th century18th century
570 x 440 mm (22.4 x 17.3 in.)
Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Italian, (1720–1778)
Object Type:
print
Medium and Support:
Etching
Series:
from Antichità di Cora
Marks:
Signed in plate, lower left
Bibliography:
Focillon 550; Petrucci (1953) 417; Wilton-Ely 684.
Credit Line:
Gift of George W. Davison (BA Wesleyan 1892)
Accession Number:
Retrospective TBD
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- 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.]
- Hercules
- Italy - TGN 1000080
- temples - Use for religious buildings dedicated to the service of a deity or deities, often housing a cult image; do not use for such Christian or Islamic religious buildings, prefer "churches" or "mosques." May also be used for Protestant places of worship in France and some French-speaking regions. [February 1995 scope note added.]
Dimensions
- plate Dimensions: 570 x 440 mm (22.4 x 17.3 in.)
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Credit Caption
Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Italian, (1720–1778) . Various Profiles of Moldings [From the Temple of Hercules], 18th century. From Antichità di Cora. Etching. plate : 570 x 440 mm (22.4 x 17.3 in.). DAC accession number Retrospective TBD. Gift of George W. Davison (BA Wesleyan 1892).