Antichità Romanae Fuori di Roma Disegnate ed incise da Giambatta Piranesi Architetto Veneziano. Parte Seconda
Print
1748 (published)
1748 (published)
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Print showing classical ruins and the tomb of the Caecilia Metella. At the centre of the print is a large, cylindrical building with a plaque and inscription on the wall; on the right is a ruined wall with an archway. The ruins are overgrown with foliage. In the foreground are the figures of peasants amidst the ruins.
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| Brief description | Print showing the tomb of Caecilia Metella, Rome, from a set of 15 plates entitled 'Antichità Romanae Fuori di Roma Disegnate ed incise da Giambatta Piranesi Architetto Veneziano. Parte Seconda'. Etching by Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1748. |
| Physical description | Print showing classical ruins and the tomb of the Caecilia Metella. At the centre of the print is a large, cylindrical building with a plaque and inscription on the wall; on the right is a ruined wall with an archway. The ruins are overgrown with foliage. In the foreground are the figures of peasants amidst the ruins. |
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| Credit line | Bequeathed by Miss H. L. Milne |
| Object history | This volume contains the book-plate of Richard Penn, 1st Earl Howe (1796-1870). A set of the later edition, published between 1778 and 1792 in a different numerical order and with two additional plates, is in the Department of Prints and Drawings, E.4367-4398-1908 |
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| Bibliographic reference | Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1959 . London: HMSO, 1964. |
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| Accession number | E.1429-1959 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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