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View of the Temple of Neptune, Tutelary God of the Ancient City of Pesto [Paestum], Although No Indication Has Been Found to Show Whether This Temple Was Related to That Divinity or to Some Other… (Vue du temple de Neptune, Dieu tutelaire… [see full title
18th century18th century
480 x 707 mm (18.9 x 27.8 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
- 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.]
- plate Dimensions: 480 x 707 mm (18.9 x 27.8 in.)
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Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Italian, (1720–1778) . View of the Temple of Neptune, Tutelary God of the Ancient City of Pesto [Paestum], Although No Indication Has Been Found to Show Whether This Temple Was Related to That Divinity or to Some Other… (Vue du temple de Neptune, Dieu tutelaire de l’ancienne Ville de Pesto, quoi que on n’y voye aucune marque qui puisse indiquer si ce temple appartenait à cette Divinite…), 18th century. From Differentes vues…de Pesto. Etching. plate : 480 x 707 mm (18.9 x 27.8 in.). DAC accession number Retrospective TBD. Gift of George W. Davison (BA Wesleyan 1892).
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