Plate 39, Volume 2
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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 of a view of a tomb in Tivoli. The engraving is of the exterior of the tomb. It depicts a large structure, made from blocks, with a block on top, decorated with a stylised horse. Men dressed in eighteenth century fashions are entering the tomb through the door at the bottom. It's ruined nature is emphasised by the sections of it which have fallen to the ground.
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Title | Plate 39, Volume 2 (assigned by artist) |
Materials and techniques | engraving, paper |
Brief description | 'Plate 39, 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 a tomb in Tivoli. The engraving is of the exterior of the tomb. It depicts a large structure, made from blocks, with a block on top, decorated with a stylised horse. Men dressed in eighteenth century fashions are entering the tomb through the door at the bottom. It's ruined nature is emphasised by the sections of it which have fallen to the ground. |
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Accession number | E.4073-1908 |
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Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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