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View of the Ruins of Two Triclinia [dining rooms] Which Belonged to the Golden House of Nero… (Veduta degli avanzi di due Triclini che appartenevano alla Casa aurea di Nerone…)

1759
18th century
415 x 557 mm (16.3 x 21.9 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; loose sheet, not bound in volume

Marks: Signed in plate, lower right: “G.B. Piranesi Archit. incise”

Bibliography: 1792 cat. no. 88; Focillon 812; Hind 50; Wilton-Ely 149 and p. 192 with remark: “Actually the Temple of Venus and Rome.”

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

Accession Number: 1973.D1.97

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architecture*, Italy*, Rome*, ruins*

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)
ruins - Use generally for remains of buildings or groups of buildings that have been destroyed or are in a state of great disrepair or decay.

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plate Dimensions: 415 x 557 mm (16.3 x 21.9 in.)

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Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Italian, (1720–1778) . View of the Ruins of Two Triclinia [dining rooms] Which Belonged to the Golden House of Nero… (Veduta degli avanzi di due Triclini che appartenevano alla Casa aurea di Nerone…), 1759. 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 : 415 x 557 mm (16.3 x 21.9 in.). DAC accession number 1973.D1.97. Gift of George W. Davison (BA Wesleyan 1892), before 1953.

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View of the Ruins of Two Triclinia [dining rooms] Which Belonged to the Golden House of Nero… (Veduta degli avanzi di due Triclini che appartenevano alla Casa aurea di Nerone…)