Roman cinerary urn
Print
1697 (engraved)
1697 (engraved)
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This engraving by Pietro Santo (also known as Sante and Santi) Bartoli records an example of late Roman art, a cinerary urn found in a tomb on the Via Appia Antica, in Rome. Bartoli published a book which recorded Roman remains, entitled Gli Antichi Sepolchri, overo Mausolei ... , which was reissued five times before 1768; this print was the most influential of the set.
This engraving made the classic Roman design available for copying in various forms and media. Ornament prints like these were copied by artisans working in different fields, and were responsible for spreading the influence of various decorative styles
ious decorative styles.
This engraving made the classic Roman design available for copying in various forms and media. Ornament prints like these were copied by artisans working in different fields, and were responsible for spreading the influence of various decorative styles
ious decorative styles.
Object details
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| Title | Roman cinerary urn (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Engraving on paper |
| Brief description | Print, engraving of a late Roman cinerary urn by Pietro Sante Bartoli, Italy, 1697 |
| Physical description | Engraving of a late Roman a cinerary urn found in a tomb on the Via Appia Antica in Rome. This design was made for copying in various forms and media. |
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| Summary | This engraving by Pietro Santo (also known as Sante and Santi) Bartoli records an example of late Roman art, a cinerary urn found in a tomb on the Via Appia Antica, in Rome. Bartoli published a book which recorded Roman remains, entitled Gli Antichi Sepolchri, overo Mausolei ... , which was reissued five times before 1768; this print was the most influential of the set. This engraving made the classic Roman design available for copying in various forms and media. Ornament prints like these were copied by artisans working in different fields, and were responsible for spreading the influence of various decorative styles ious decorative styles. |
| Associated object | A.32-1917 (Object) |
| Bibliographic reference | Snodin Michael, Howard Maurice, Ornament. A social History Since 1450, Yale University Press, New Haven and London, in association with the Victoria and Albert Museum, 1996, 34 |
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| Accession number | 17239 |
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| Record created | May 6, 2005 |
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