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Giovanni Battista Piranesi, printmaker
Rovine del Sisto, o sia Della Gran Sala delle Terme Antoniniane (Ruins of the Xystus, the central hall of the Antonine Baths), 1765
Description
Maker
- Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1720-1778, Italian, printmaker
Title
Rovine del Sisto, o sia Della Gran Sala delle Terme Antoniniane (Ruins of the Xystus, the central hall of the Antonine Baths)
Year
1765
Medium
Etching
Materials/Techniques
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Materials
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Dimensions
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43.2 x 66.4 cm (17 x 26 1/8 inches) (plate) sight
Signature / Inscription / Marks
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Lettered LR: "Rovine del Sisto, o sia Della Gran Sala della Terme Antoniniane Cavalier Piranesi f."
Identification
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State
i/iv Type
Credit
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Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Oscar A. Leach
Object Number
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64.015
About
A view of the ruins of the Xystus, a long open portico for athletic use, and the central hall of the Antoinine Baths. From a series of 135 plates.
Lettered LR: "Rovine del Sisto, o sia Della Gran Sala della Terme Antoniniane Cavalier Piranesi f."
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