Obelisco Egizio
Print
ca. 1750s (printed)
ca. 1750s (printed)
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Etching depicting the Egyptian Obelisk in the Piazza di S. Giovanni Laterano, Rome. Lettered with title and inscribed 'Piranesi Architetto fec. Questo fu eretto...' [This was erected...]
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Etching |
| Brief description | Etching by Giovanni Piranesi entitled 'Obelisco Egizio', (Egyptian Obelisk). Italian School, ca. 1750s. |
| Physical description | Etching depicting the Egyptian Obelisk in the Piazza di S. Giovanni Laterano, Rome. Lettered with title and inscribed 'Piranesi Architetto fec. Questo fu eretto...' [This was erected...] |
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| Credit line | Purchased with the assistance of the National Heritage Memorial Fund, Art Fund, Shell International and the Friends of the V&A |
| Production | This is one of an unnumbered series of 'Vedute di Roma'. See Wilton Ely, pp.25-44. |
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| Accession number | SP.458 |
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| Record created | July 1, 2009 |
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