Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Italian (1720 - 1778) Primary
The So-called Tempio Della Tosse, Near Tivoli, Interior
1763
Etching reworked on wove paper
Plate
23 7/8 in. x 7 3/16 in. (60.6 cm x 18.25 cm)
Bryn Mawr College
Accession Number:
1999.15.4
Geography:
Europe, Italy
Classification:
Fine and Visual Arts; Prints
Culture/Nationality:
Italian
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- architecture
- etchings - Prints made from an etched printing plate, which is a metal plate on which a design is made by coating the plate with an acid-resistant substance, creating a design in the coating, and then exposing the plate to acid, which etches the plate where the metal is exposed. For designs incised directly into a copper plate using a burin or graver, use "engravings (prints)."
- figures - Representations of humans, animals, or mythical beasts, in any medium.
- Italian - Refers to the culture of the modern nation of Italy, or in general to cultures that have occupied the boot-shaped Italian peninsula in the Mediterranean Sea.
- ruins - The remains of buildings or groups of buildings that have been destroyed or are in a state of great disrepair or decay.
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Dimensions
- Plate Dimensions: 23 7/8 x 7 3/16 in. (60.6 x 18.25 cm)
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