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Identification and Creation

Object Number
R8374
People
Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Italian (Mogliano Veneto, Italy 1720 - 1778 Rome, Italy)
Title
Interior of S. Costanza (erroneously called Temple of Bacchus)
Other Titles
Original Language Title: Veduta interna del Sepolcro di S. Costanza, fabbricato da Costantino Magno, ed errone amente detto il Tempio di Bacco, inoggi Chiesa della Medesimasanta
Series/Book Title: Vedute di Roma
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
1756
Culture
Italian
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/249720

Physical Descriptions

Technique
Etching
Dimensions
plate: 40.7 x 55.1 cm (16 x 21 11/16 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Signed: Piranesi Architetto fec.

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
John Witt Randall, bequest to his sister.
Belinda Lull Randall, gift to Harvard University, 1892. sister of John Witt Randall

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

State
iv/vii
Standard Reference Number
H. 37, F. 811, Sal. D31

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Belinda L. Randall from the collection of John Witt Randall
Object Number
R8374
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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