Large Urn of Porphyry with its lid, found in the Mausoleum of St. Helen, transported by Pope Anastatius IV for his burial, and now in the Cloister of St. John Letran where it can now be seen..., tome 3, tavola 19 from "Le Antichità Romane" (Roman Antiquities)
Artwork Details
- Title: Large Urn of Porphyry with its lid, found in the Mausoleum of St. Helen, transported by Pope Anastatius IV for his burial, and now in the Cloister of St. John Letran where it can now be seen..., tome 3, tavola 19 from "Le Antichità Romane" (Roman Antiquities)
- Series/Portfolio: Le Antichità Romane, tome 3
- Artist: Giovanni Battista Piranesi (Italian, Mogliano Veneto 1720–1778 Rome)
- Publisher: Angelo Rotili
- Date: published 1756–57
- Medium: Etching
- Dimensions: sheet: 21 1/4 x 30 5/16 in. (54 x 77 cm)
plate: 15 3/4 x 23 5/8 in. (40 x 60 cm) - Classification: Prints
- Credit Line: Rogers Fund, transferred from the Library
- Object Number: 41.71.1.3(19)
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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Multiple artists/makers
published 1756–57
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
1740s–60s
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
ca. 1761
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
1757, 1761
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
1750
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