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Identification and Creation

Object Number
R8380
People
Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Italian (Mogliano Veneto, Italy 1720 - 1778 Rome, Italy)
Title
Temple of Antonius and Faustina
Other Titles
Original Language Title: Veduta del Tempio d'Antonio e Faustina in Campo Vaccino
Series/Book Title: Vedute di Roma
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
18th century
Culture
Italian
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/311739

Physical Descriptions

Technique
Engraving
Dimensions
actual: 43.18 x 57.15 cm (17 x 22 1/2 in.)
framed: 60.96 x 76.2 x 2.22 cm (24 x 30 x 7/8 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: below view in lower margins, printers ink, engraved: "Veduta del Tempio di Antonio e Faustina in Campo Vecchio"
    lower left: "Piranesi Architetto fec/ Presso l'autore a Strada Felia nel Palazzo Torrati vicino alla Trinita de'Monti. A pooli due e mezzo"
    lower right: "1. S. Lorenzo in Miranda de' Speciali, no. 26" (in pencil)

Provenance

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

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Belinda L. Randall from the collection of John Witt Randall
Object Number
R8380
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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