Harvard Art Museums > M2869.16.12: Egyptian obelisk erected by Pope Sixtus V Prints Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Add to Collection Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Egyptian obelisk erected by Pope Sixtus V (Giovanni Battista Piranesi) , M2869.16.12,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Dec 22, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/57957. Identification and Creation Object Number M2869.16.12 People Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Italian (Mogliano Veneto, Italy 1720 - 1778 Rome, Italy) Title Egyptian obelisk erected by Pope Sixtus V Other Titles Series/Book Title: Vedute di Roma, XVI (Views of Rome, volume 16) Original Language Title: Obelisco Egizio. Questo fu erreto da Sisto V. nella Piazza di S. Gio. Laterano Classification Prints Work Type print Date 18th century Culture Italian Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/57957 Physical Descriptions Technique Etching Dimensions plate: 55 x 41 cm (21 5/8 x 16 1/8 in.) State, Edition, Standard Reference Number Edition French Standard Reference Number Ficacci 902 Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Mrs. Henry Osborne Taylor in memory of her father, William Bradley Isham Accession Year 1925 Object Number M2869.16.12 Division European and American Art Contact am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Related Works M2869.16.1-69 Giovanni Battista Piranesi Volume 16: Views of Rome Prints Verification Level This record was created from historic documentation and may not have been reviewed by a curator; it may be inaccurate or incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of European and American Art at am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
