Second frontispiece for Volume II of 'Le antichita romane e d'Italia' / Giovanni Battista Piranesi

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Accession Number: 1978/2.143
Title: Second frontispiece for Volume II of 'Le antichita romane e d'Italia'
Artist: Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Artist Nationality: Italian
Artist Life Dates: Venice, 1720 - 1778, Rome
Medium and Support: etching on paper
Object Creation Date: 1756
Credit Line: Museum Purchase made possible by the Friends of the Museum of Art
Inscription: Inscriptions: u.r.: II. Tom. II.; l.r.: Gio. Batta. Piranesi inv. dis. e incise Signed and dated on sarcophagus in l.c.: I. BAPTIS. PRIANESI. ARCHIT.V. ROMAE. AN M.DCC.LVI Various inscriptions on other sarcophagi Watermark: fleur-de-lys
Dimensions: 49.8 cm x 73.2 cm (19 5/8 in. x 28 13/16 in.)
Century: 18th century
Primary Keywords: buildings; bust; figures; horses; statue; trees
Secondary Keywords: animals; architecture; mammals; objects; people and occupations; plants; statues; the natural world
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Collection: University of Michigan Museum of Art
Image Size: 1421 x 957
File Size: 204 KB
Record: 1978/2.143
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Full citation: "Second frontispiece for Volume II of 'Le antichita romane e d'Italia'; Giovanni Battista Piranesi." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1978-sl-2.143/1978_2.143.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 24, 2024.