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Plate 41, Volume

Print
ca. 1750 (engraved), 1803-1807 (produced)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Double page landscape format engraving in black and white of a view of the remains of the tomb of the family of Augustus. The engraving looks up at the tomb, from street level, and highlights one side of it in particular. Steps are depicted on the right hand side of the engraving, which go from the street level, to a door several storeys up. The letter A highlights and explains this staircase, using a key at the bottom. Men dressed in eighteenth century fashion look up at the tomb.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitlePlate 41, Volume (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
engraving, paper
Brief description
'Plate 41, Volume 2,' engraving from Le Antichita Romane di Giambatista Piranesi, Volume 2, Giovanni Piranesi, ca. 1750, volume bound together in Paris by Tessier, 1803-1807.
Physical description
Double page landscape format engraving in black and white of a view of the remains of the tomb of the family of Augustus. The engraving looks up at the tomb, from street level, and highlights one side of it in particular. Steps are depicted on the right hand side of the engraving, which go from the street level, to a door several storeys up. The letter A highlights and explains this staircase, using a key at the bottom. Men dressed in eighteenth century fashion look up at the tomb.
Dimensions
  • Height: 55.4cm
  • Width: 41.1cm
The dimensions refer to the each page of the volume approx.
Marks and inscriptions
A. Scala moderna Scavato nel muro anto. Veduta esterna delle tre sale sepolcrali, credute della famiglia ... Augusto. (The inscription explains the letters which are dotted about the engraving, highlighting different aspects. )
Subjects depicted
Place depicted
Association
Bibliographic references
  • From departmental notes.
  • From the bookbinders sticker on the inside cover of Volume 2 of 'Le Antichita Romane di Giambatista Piranesi.'
Collection
Accession number
E.4075-1908

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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