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Frontispiece with the Statue of Minerva from Vedute di Roma
Artist
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
(Italian 1720–1778)
Datec. 1748
MediumEtching; 3rd of 7 states
DimensionsOverall Inches: plate: 19-1/2 x 24-7/8 inches, sheet: 21-3/8 x 29-1/16 inches; Overall Centimeters: plate: 49.7 x 63.2 cm, sheet: 54.2 x 73.8 cm
Credit LineGift of Glenn and Peggy Willumson in honor of Betsy Warner
Object number2017.193
Collections
ClassificationsWork on Paper
Object NameEtching
DepartmentPermanent Collection
CultureSouthern European
NationalityItalian
On View
Not on viewCentury
- Eighteenth
Signedin plate bottom right: PIRANESI / INVLINCI.
Inscribedprinted bottom left: Presso l'au[illegible]e a Strada Felice net palazzo Tomati Vicino alla Trinita de monti. A paoli due e mezzo., printed bottom right: Piranesi inuento, incise in Roma
Exhibition HistoryLooking at Who We Are: The Palmer at 50, Palmer Museum of Art, September 23–December 18, 2022