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View of the Arch of Constantine and the Flavian Amphitheater, Called the Colosseum (Veduta dell’ Arco di Costantino, e dell’Anfiteatro Flavio detto il Colosseo)

1760
18th century
411 x 550 mm (16.2 x 21.7 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: “Piranesi del. sculp.”

Bibliography: 1792 cat. no. 100; Focillon 805; Hind 56; Wilton-Ely 152.

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

Accession Number: 1973.D1.103

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architecture*, 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.]
Italy - TGN 1000080
Rome - TGN 7000874 (standard English name used here for this well-known city)

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plate Dimensions: 411 x 550 mm (16.2 x 21.7 in.)

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Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Italian, (1720–1778) . View of the Arch of Constantine and the Flavian Amphitheater, Called the Colosseum (Veduta dell’ Arco di Costantino, e dell’Anfiteatro Flavio detto il Colosseo), 1760. 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 : 411 x 550 mm (16.2 x 21.7 in.). DAC accession number 1973.D1.103. Gift of George W. Davison (BA Wesleyan 1892), before 1953. Open Access Image from the Davison Art Center, Wesleyan University (photo: R. Lancefield) .

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