Figure 2, Page 24
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ca. 1750 (engraved), 1803-1807 (produced)
ca. 1750 (engraved), 1803-1807 (produced)
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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.
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Title | Figure 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. |
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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. |
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Accession number | E.3999-1908 |
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Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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