Sciographia Quatuor Templorum Veterum
Print
1780 (made), 1800-1807 (produced)
1780 (made), 1800-1807 (produced)
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Plate II from the series 'Sciographia Quatuor Templorum Veterum' (Sciographia of Four Ancient Temples). It depicts a plan of the Temple of Vesta, Tivoli.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | etching |
| Brief description | Plate II from 'Sciographia Quatuor Templorum Veterum', etching by Francesco Piranesi, Italy, 1780 |
| Physical description | Plate II from the series 'Sciographia Quatuor Templorum Veterum' (Sciographia of Four Ancient Temples). It depicts a plan of the Temple of Vesta, Tivoli. |
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| Object history | Bound in volume 6 of the 27 volume 'first Paris edition' of the works of Giovanni Battista Piranesi, published by his sons Francesco and Pietro Piranesi 1800-1807. |
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| Bibliographic reference | Departmental notes |
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| Accession number | E.4214-1908 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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