Plate 26, Volume 3
Print
ca. 1750 (printed), 1803-1807 (produced)
ca. 1750 (printed), 1803-1807 (produced)
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Double page landscape format engraving in black and white, depicting a view of the burial chamber of the freedmen and slaves of the family of Augustus. Sepulchral niches are arranged in rows along the walls, and there are three recesses on the back wall, the middle one with an apse in the form of a shell. A wide ledge runs around the middle of the walls, allowing access to the higher niches. Four men in eighteenth century dress are excavating and recording the site. Ground level can be seen near the top of the engraving, showing that the tomb is underground. An Italian inscription at the bottom of the engraving explains features of the scene.
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Title | Plate 26, Volume 3 |
Materials and techniques | engraving, paper |
Brief description | 'Plate 26, Volume 3', engraving from Le Antichita Romane di Giambatista Piranesi, Volume 3, drawn by Antonio Buonamici, engraved by Girolamo Rossi, ca. 1750, volume bound together in Paris by Tessier, 1803-1807 |
Physical description | Double page landscape format engraving in black and white, depicting a view of the burial chamber of the freedmen and slaves of the family of Augustus. Sepulchral niches are arranged in rows along the walls, and there are three recesses on the back wall, the middle one with an apse in the form of a shell. A wide ledge runs around the middle of the walls, allowing access to the higher niches. Four men in eighteenth century dress are excavating and recording the site. Ground level can be seen near the top of the engraving, showing that the tomb is underground. An Italian inscription at the bottom of the engraving explains features of the scene. |
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Marks and inscriptions | Antonio Buonamici delin. / Girolamo Rossi sculp. |
Object history | This image depicts the columbarium (underground burial chamber) of the freedmen of Livia, which was discovered on the Via Appia in Rome in around 1725. This print was originally published in Francesco Bianchini's 'Camere ed Inscrizioni Sepulchrali', Rome: GM Salvioni, 1727. Piranesi purchased the copper plate and reprinted the illustration in his 'Antichita Romane'. |
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Accession number | E.4123-1908 |
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Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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