Plate 14, Volume 4

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Artist/Maker	Piranesi (engraver) Tessier (bookbinder)
Place of origin	Italy (engraved) Paris (produced)

Portrait format engraving in black and white, showing a plan view of the Tiber Island (Isola Tiberina) and the two bridges linking it to the mainland, as well as reconstructed plans of its Roman buildings, including the Temple of Aesculapius. Below are three fragments of stone, one with Egyptian hieroglyphs and two with Latin inscriptions, of which one refers to Semo Sancus and the other to Aesculapius.

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Categories	Prints Architecture
Object type	Print
Title	Plate 14, Volume 4 (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques	engraving on paper Paper (Fiber Product) Engraving
Brief description	'Plate 14, Volume 4,' engraving from Le Antichita Romane di Giambatista Piranesi, Volume 4, Giovanni Piranesi, ca. 1750, volume bound together in Paris by Tessier, 1803-1807
Physical description	Portrait format engraving in black and white, showing a plan view of the Tiber Island (Isola Tiberina) and the two bridges linking it to the mainland, as well as reconstructed plans of its Roman buildings, including the Temple of Aesculapius. Below are three fragments of stone, one with Egyptian hieroglyphs and two with Latin inscriptions, of which one refers to Semo Sancus and the other to Aesculapius.
Dimensions	Height: 55.4cm Width: 41.1cm
Marks and inscriptions	Piranesi Archit. dis. inc. (bottom right)
Subjects depicted	Roman Ruins Architecture Islands Inscriptions
Places depicted	Rome Tiber
Association	Rome
Bibliographic references	From departmental notes. From the bookbinders' label on the inside cover of Volume 4 of 'Le Antichita Romane di Giambatista Piranesi.'
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	E.4165-1908

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Record created	June 30, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O792273/plate-14-volume-4-print-piranesi/

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