Plate 4, Volume 4
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ca. 1750 (engraved), 1803-1807 (produced)
ca. 1750 (engraved), 1803-1807 (produced)
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Double page landscape format engraving in black and white, showing the circular Mausoleum of Hadrian (later Castel Sant'Angelo) and the bridge leading to it. In the foreground are men fishing from the shore and from small boats. Features of the engraving are lettered, with a key in Italian below.
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Title | Plate 4, Volume 4 (assigned by artist) |
Materials and techniques | engraving on paper |
Brief description | 'Plate 4, 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 | Double page landscape format engraving in black and white, showing the circular Mausoleum of Hadrian (later Castel Sant'Angelo) and the bridge leading to it. In the foreground are men fishing from the shore and from small boats. Features of the engraving are lettered, with a key in Italian below. |
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Marks and inscriptions | Piranesi Archit. dis. et inc. (bottom right) |
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Accession number | E.4155-1908 |
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Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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