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Plate 29, Volume 3

Print
ca. 1750 (engraved), 1803-1807 (produced)
Artist/Maker
Giovanni Piranesi (engraver)
Tessier (bookbinder)
Barbault, Jean (engravers)
Place of origin
Italy (engraved)
Paris (produced)

Double page landscape format engraving in black and white, showing a collection of archaeological fragments from the burial chamber of the freedmen and slaves of the family of Augustus. The objects are lettered, with a key in Italian below; they include fragments of sarcophagi and their covers, mosaic and brickwork, and fragments of sculpture and reliefs, including one depicting the figure of Victory, and one depicting a libation bearer.


Object details

Categories
Prints
Architecture
Archaeology
Death
Object type
Print
TitlePlate 29, Volume 3 (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
engraving, paper
Paper
Engraving
Brief description
'Plate 29, Volume 3', engraving from Le Antichita Romane di Giambatista Piranesi, Volume 3, Giovanni Piranesi and Jean Barbault, ca. 1750, volume bound together in Paris by Tessier, 1803-1807
Physical description
Double page landscape format engraving in black and white, showing a collection of archaeological fragments from the burial chamber of the freedmen and slaves of the family of Augustus. The objects are lettered, with a key in Italian below; they include fragments of sarcophagi and their covers, mosaic and brickwork, and fragments of sculpture and reliefs, including one depicting the figure of Victory, and one depicting a libation bearer.
Dimensions
  • Height: 55.4cm (approx)
  • Width: 41.1cm (approx)
Marks and inscriptions
Piranesi Architetto dis. ed. inc. / Barbault scolpi le figure
Subjects depicted
Archaeological Objects
Reliefs
Mosaic
Sarcophagi
Victory
Associations
Augustus
Rome
Bibliographic references
  • From departmental notes.
  • From the bookbinders' label on the inside cover of Volume 3 of 'Le Antichita Romane di Giambatista Piranesi.'
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.4126-1908

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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