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Antichita d'Albano e di Castel Gandolfo Descritte ed incise da Giovambatista Piranesi, 1764 (second edition published after 1769) (Antiquities of Albano and of Castel Gandolfo described and etched by Giovambattista Piranesi); Descrizione e Disegno dell'Emissario del Lago Albano, 1762 (Description and Design of the Emissarium of Lake Albano); Di due spelonche ornate dagli antichi alla Riva del Lago Albano (Concerning two caves embellished by the ancients on the bank of Lake Albano)

1762–70
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Antichita d'Albano e di Castel Gandolfo Descritte ed incise da Giovambatista Piranesi, 1764 (second edition published after 1769) (Antiquities of Albano and of Castel Gandolfo described and etched by Giovambattista Piranesi); Descrizione e Disegno dell'Emissario del Lago Albano, 1762 (Description and Design of the Emissarium of Lake Albano); Di due spelonche ornate dagli antichi alla Riva del Lago Albano (Concerning two caves embellished by the ancients on the bank of Lake Albano)
  • Series/Portfolio: Antichita d'Albano e di Castel Gandolfo Descritte ed incise da Giovambatista Piranesi and Descrizione e Disegno dell'Emissario del Lago Albano
  • Artist: Giovanni Battista Piranesi (Italian, Mogliano Veneto 1720–1778 Rome)
  • Date: 1762–70
  • Medium: Etching
  • Dimensions: Overall: 22 1/16 x 16 9/16 x 2 1/16 in. (56 x 42 x 5.2 cm)
  • Classifications: Albums, Prints
  • Credit Line: Rogers Fund, transferred from the Library
  • Object Number: 41.71.1.11
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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Title page, from "Antichità d'Albano e di Castel Gandolfo Descritte ed incise da Giovambatista Piranesi" (Antiquities of Albano and of Castel Gandolfo described and etched by Giovambattista Piranesi)
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
1764–70
Ornamental letter "S" (Dedication), from "Antichità d'Albano e di Castel Gandolfo Descritte ed incise da Giovambatista Piranesi" (Antiquities of Albano and of Castel Gandolfo described and etched by Giovambattista Piranesi)
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
1764–70
Pinna or corner acroterion of some ancient temple or tomb [at Villa Altieri, Albano], from "Antichità d'Albano e di Castel Gandolfo Descritte ed incise da Giovambatista Piranesi" (Antiquities of Albano and of Castel Gandolfo described and etched by Giovambattista Piranesi)
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
1764–70
Lake Albano [antique fragments from albano, with inset view of Lake Albano], tavola 1 from "Antichità d'Albano e di Castel Gandolfo Descritte ed incise da Giovambatista Piranesi" (Antiquities of Albano and of Castel Gandolfo described and etched by Giovambattista Piranesi)
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
1764–70
Tuscan Order of the Temple of Latian Jupiter, tavola 2 from "Antichità d'Albano e di Castel Gandolfo Descritte ed incise da Giovambatista Piranesi" (Antiquities of Albano and of Castel Gandolfo described and etched by Giovambattista Piranesi)
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
1764–70

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