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Figure 2, Page 24

Print
ca. 1750 (engraved), 1803-1807 (produced)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Landscape format engraving in black and white of the remains of the Nero Aqueduct, on Mount Celio. The engraving shows ruined, crumbling columns, depicted from a ground perspective. Plants grow out of the top and side of them. People walk along the road next to them. The letters A-C provide a key, which is explained in Italian at the bottom of the engraving.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleFigure 2, Page 24 (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Engraving, paper
Brief description
'Figure 2, Page 24,' 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 remains of the Nero Aqueduct, on Mount Celio. The engraving shows ruined, crumbling columns, depicted from a ground perspective. Plants grow out of the top and side of them. People walk along the road next to them. The letters A-C provide a key, which is explained in Italian at the bottom of the engraving.
Dimensions
  • Height: 56.6cm (approx)
  • Width: 39.1cm (approx)
The dimensions refer to the whole page.
Marks and inscriptions
A. Avanzo degli archi Neroniani sul monte Celio ov' era la loro terminazione. B. C. Fistole e Cloache nell' avanzo de muri del castello dell' acqua. (The inscription explains the letters which are dotted about the engraving, highlighting different aspects. )
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
Place depicted
Association
Bibliographic references
  • From departmental notes.
  • From the bookbinders sticker on the inside cover of Volume 1 of 'Le Antichita Romane di Giambatista Piranesi.'
Collection
Accession number
E.3999-1908

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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