Plate 14, Volume 3
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ca. 1750 (engraved), 1803-1807 (produced)
ca. 1750 (engraved), 1803-1807 (produced)
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Double page portrait format engraving in black and white depicting a view of a sepulchre on the Via Cassia outside the Porta del Popolo, five miles away from Rome. The sepulchre is viewed from a ground level perspective looking up, and is highly decorated with statues and friezes. Its ruined nature is illustrated by the piles of statues around the bottom of the sepulchre, and the trees and shrubs growing around it. Goats are also depicted, climbing over the large bricks, watched by their herder who is sitting on a brick. Two other men stand next to him, clearly in conversation. The letter A provides a key, which is explained in Italian at the bottom of the engraving.
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Title | Plate 14, Volume 3 (assigned by artist) |
Materials and techniques | engraving, paper |
Brief description | 'Plate 14, Volume 3,' engraving from Le Antichita Romane di Giambatista Piranesi, Volume 3, Giovanni Piranesi, ca. 1750, volume bound together in Paris by Tessier, 1803-1807. |
Physical description | Double page portrait format engraving in black and white depicting a view of a sepulchre on the Via Cassia outside the Porta del Popolo, five miles away from Rome. The sepulchre is viewed from a ground level perspective looking up, and is highly decorated with statues and friezes. Its ruined nature is illustrated by the piles of statues around the bottom of the sepulchre, and the trees and shrubs growing around it. Goats are also depicted, climbing over the large bricks, watched by their herder who is sitting on a brick. Two other men stand next to him, clearly in conversation. The letter A provides a key, which is explained in Italian at the bottom of the engraving. |
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Marks and inscriptions | Veduta di un Sepolero fuori di porta del Popolo sull'antica Via Cassia, cinque miglia lontano da Roma... (The inscription explains the letters which are dotted about the engraving, highlighting different aspects. ) |
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Accession number | E.4111-1908 |
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Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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