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Plate 8, 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 of the tomb of the family of L. Arrunzio on the Appian Way. The letters A-L provide a key, which is explained in Italian at the bottom of the engraving.


Object details

Categories
Prints
Architecture
Object type
Print
TitlePlate 8, Volume 2 (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
engraving, paper
Paper
Engraving
Brief description
'Plate 8, 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 of the tomb of the family of L. Arrunzio on the Appian Way. The letters A-L 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
PIANTA delle Camere sepolcrali de'Liberti, e della Famiglia di L'. Arrunzio. Il disegmo di questa Pianta fu fatto nel tempo, che si scoprirono varie Came, come si dirà qui appresso, alcune delle quali sono state distrutte. A. Porta sul piano antico cole Scale, per le quali descendevasi al piano. B. C. Finestra, che danno lume alle Scaloe. D. E. Camere, le quali esistono. F. Sepolcri con Olle cenerarie. G. Apertura, per dove discende de il lume. H. Avanzi del Pavimto a mosaico. I. Apertura in oggi chiusa dalle rovine . K. Sito ov' è collocata la moderna Scala, la quale parumteva a terminare al piano. B. L. Colombaj, distributi intorno alle Pareti. (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.4042-1908

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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