Figure 2, Page 25

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Artist/Maker	Piranesi, Giovanni Battista (Engraver) Tessier (bookbinder)
Place of origin	Italy (engraved) Paris (produced)

Landscape format engraving in black and white of the interior of the Temple of Stefano Rotundo (The Basilica of St. Stephen in the Round on the Celian Hill). The engraving shows the interior rotunda, supported by many columns. People walk around the interior.

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Categories	Prints Architecture
Object type	Print
Title	Figure 2, Page 25 (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques	Engraving, paper Paper Engraving
Brief description	'Figure 2, Page 25,' engraving from Le Antichita Romane di Giambatista Piranesi, Volume 1, Giovanni Piranesi, ca. 1750, volume bound together in Paris by Tessier, 1803-1807.
Physical description	Landscape format engraving in black and white of the interior of the Temple of Stefano Rotundo (The Basilica of St. Stephen in the Round on the Celian Hill). The engraving shows the interior rotunda, supported by many columns. People walk around the interior.
Dimensions	Height: 56.6cm (approx) Width: 39.1cm (approx) The dimensions refer to the whole page.
Marks and inscriptions	Veduta dell' interno del Tempio di S. Stefano Rotondo.
Object history	The collection of volumes was previously owned by Decimus Burton and his bookplate is pasted in the inside cover of this volume.
Subjects depicted	Ruins Architecture
Place depicted	Rome
Association	Rome
Bibliographic references	From departmental notes. From the bookbinders sticker on the inside cover of Volume 1 of 'Le Antichita Romane di Giambatista Piranesi.'
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	E.4001-1908

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Record created	June 30, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O792437/figure-2-page-25-print-piranesi-giovanni-battista/

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