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Prima Parte di Architettura, e Prospettive inventate, ed incise da Giambatista Piranesi Architetto Veneziano fra gli Arcadi Salcindio Tiseio; Lettere di Giustificazione a Milord Charlemont plates, which were adapted to appear in the Opere Varie; Opere Varie; Grotteschi; Carceri; Archi Trionfali, and Trofei di Ottaviano Augusto

1761–1809
Not on view

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  • Title: Prima Parte di Architettura, e Prospettive inventate, ed incise da Giambatista Piranesi Architetto Veneziano fra gli Arcadi Salcindio Tiseio; Lettere di Giustificazione a Milord Charlemont plates, which were adapted to appear in the Opere Varie; Opere Varie; Grotteschi; Carceri; Archi Trionfali, and Trofei di Ottaviano Augusto
  • Series/Portfolio: Prima Parte di Architettura, e Prospettive inventate, ed incise da Giambatista Piranesi Architetto Veneziano fra gli Arcadi Salcindio Tiseio; Lettere di Giustificazione a Milord Charlemont plates, which were adapted to appear in the Opere Varie; Opere Varie; Grotteschi; Carceri; Archi Trionfali, and Trofei di Ottaviano Augusto
  • Artist: Giovanni Battista Piranesi (Italian, Mogliano Veneto 1720–1778 Rome)
  • Artist: Francesco Piranesi (Italian, Rome 1758–1810 Paris)
  • Date: 1761–1809
  • Medium: Etching
  • Dimensions: Overall: 22 1/16 x 16 3/4 x 1 15/16 in. (56 x 42.5 x 5 cm)
  • Classifications: Albums, Prints
  • Credit Line: Rogers Fund, transferred from the Library
  • Object Number: 41.71.1.8
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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