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Plate 31, Volume 2

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

Portrait format engraving in black and white of the plan and a view of the remains of the tomb of Alexander Severus on the Appian Way. The top half of the engraving shows the plans, which are engraving in a circle, in the sky of the bottom scene, which is a long view of the tomb. The letters A-F provide a key, which is explained in Italian at the bottom of the engraving.


Object details

Categories
Prints
Architecture
Object type
Print
TitlePlate 31, Volume 2 (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
engraving, paper
Paper
Engraving
Brief description
'Plate 31, 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
Portrait format engraving in black and white of the plan and a view of the remains of the tomb of Alexander Severus on the Appian Way. The top half of the engraving shows the plans, which are engraving in a circle, in the sky of the bottom scene, which is a long view of the tomb. The letters A-F provide a key, which is explained in Italian at the bottom of the engraving.
Dimensions
  • Height: 55.4cm
  • Width: 41.1cm
The dimensions refer to the each page of the volume approx.
Marks and inscriptions
(The inscription explains the letters which are dotted about the engraving, highlighting different aspects. )
Subjects depicted
Ruins
Architecture
Place depicted
Rome
Association
Rome
Bibliographic references
  • From departmental notes.
  • From the bookbinders sticker on the inside cover of Volume 2 of 'Le Antichita Romane di Giambatista Piranesi.'
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.4065-1908

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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