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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1931.214
People
Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Italian (Mogliano Veneto, Italy 1720 - 1778 Rome, Italy)
Title
Ruins of a Sculpture Gallery at Hadrian's Villa, Tivoli [Large Baths]
Other Titles
Original Language Title: Villa Adriana at Tivoli
Series/Book Title: Vedute di Roma
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
18th century
Culture
Italian
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/311726

Physical Descriptions

Technique
Etching
Dimensions
sight: 60.33 x 73.98 cm (23 3/4 x 29 1/8 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Signed: l.l. Cavalier Piranesi del e inc.
  • inscription: In cartouche: "Rovina della galleria/ di statue nella Villa Adriana a Tivoli..."

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
Wilton-Ely 226

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of John and Samuel Hoar
Accession Year
1931
Object Number
1931.214
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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