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View of the Temple of Jupiter Tonans [Jupiter the Thunderer] (Veduta del Tempio di Giove Tonante)

1756
18th century
400 x 600 mm (15.7 x 23.6 in.)

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Italian, (1720–1778)

Object Type: print

Medium and Support: Etching on laid paper

State: Fourth of six 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: “Piranesi Archit. dis. ed inc.”

Bibliography: 1792 cat. no. 79; Focillon 819; Hind 44; Wilton-Ely 182 and p. 225 with remark: “Actually the Temple of Vespasian and Titus.”

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

Accession Number: 1973.D1.91

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architecture*, Italy*, Rome*, temples*

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)
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.]

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plate Dimensions: 400 x 600 mm (15.7 x 23.6 in.)

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Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Italian, (1720–1778) . View of the Temple of Jupiter Tonans [Jupiter the Thunderer] (Veduta del Tempio di Giove Tonante), 1756. 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. Fourth of six states. plate : 400 x 600 mm (15.7 x 23.6 in.). DAC accession number 1973.D1.91. Gift of George W. Davison (BA Wesleyan 1892), before 1953.

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