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Plate 4, 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 of the plan and elevation of the surplus of wall in the tomb of C. Poblicio at the foot of the Capitol in Macel de' Corvi.The top half of the engraving shows the plan, illustrating a wall with 2 columns rising from it. The bottom half shows the elevation. 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 4, Volume 2 (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
engraving, paper
Paper
Engraving
Brief description
'Plate 4, 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 of the plan and elevation of the surplus of wall in the tomb of C. Poblicio at the foot of the Capitol in Macel de' Corvi.The top half of the engraving shows the plan, illustrating a wall with 2 columns rising from it. The bottom half shows the elevation. 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
  • C. POBLICIO . L . F . BIBULO . AED . PL . HONORIS . VIRTUTISQUE . CAUSSA . SENATUS . CONSULTO . POPULIQUE . IVSSV . LOCUS . MONUMENTO . QUO . IPSE . POSTEREIQUE . EIUS . INFERRENTUR . OUBLICE . DATUS . EST. (Inscribed on the plan for the wall.)
  • A. pianta dell'Avanzi di Parete, costruita di Travertini nel Sepolcro di. C. Ponlicio a piè del Campidoglio in luogo chiamato Macel di'Corvi. B. Qui le rotti Travertini mostrano, che l'edifizio continuava. C. Finestra, la quale dava il lume all'interno del Sepolero: ovv. Nicchia, nella quale poteavi essere Statua Basso-rilievo, Trofeo, od altro consimile Ornamto. D. Elevazione dell'Avanzo. Nostasi, che il pezzo d'Architrve. e Fregio. E. fusmosso, e sta più indietro del suo loco. Il primo Piano so dell'Architrave, che dello Stipite della Finestra segnati. F. Sono molto più alti degl'altri Piani: proporzione invero, che accresce dignità alle Fabbriche, usata ne' tempi della Republica sino ad Aug. Nella Tav. Seguente si dara l'iscrizione corrosa, quale ora si trova; quiper maggior chiarezza si riporta supplita. Il Piano antico intono a questio Monumento e molto innalzato dalle rovine tanto delle Fabbe di Campido che gli soprastavano, quanto dei Fori d'augo e di Trajano, che lo circondavano. (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.4038-1908

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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