Section of the Preceding Tomb, tome 2, tavola 37 from "Le Antichità Romane" (Roman Antiquities)

Figures by Jean Barbault French
Publisher Angelo Rotili Italian
published 1756–57
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Section of the Preceding Tomb, tome 2, tavola 37 from "Le Antichità Romane" (Roman Antiquities)
  • Series/Portfolio: Le Antichità Romane, tome 2
  • Artist: Giovanni Battista Piranesi (Italian, Mogliano Veneto 1720–1778 Rome)
  • Artist: Figures by Jean Barbault (French, Viarmes 1718–1762 Rome)
  • Publisher: Angelo Rotili
  • Date: published 1756–57
  • Medium: Etching
  • Dimensions: sheet: 21 1/4 x 14 15/16 in. (54 x 38 cm)
    plate: 15 9/16 x 20 1/2 in. (39.5 x 52 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Rogers Fund, transferred from the Library
  • Object Number: 41.71.1.2(37)
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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