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Frontispiece; dedication to Clement XIV, from "Trofeo o sia Magnifica Colonna Coclide..." (The Trophy or Magnificent Spiral Column)

1774–79
Not on view

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  • Title: Frontispiece; dedication to Clement XIV, from "Trofeo o sia Magnifica Colonna Coclide..." (The Trophy or Magnificent Spiral Column)
  • Series/Portfolio: Trofeo o sia Magnifica Colonna Coclide di marmo composta di grossi macigni ove si veggono scolpite le due guerre daciche fatte, da Trajano inalzata nel mezzo del Gran Foro eretto al medesimo imperadore per ordine del senato e popolo romano doppo i suoi trionfi; Columna Antonina
  • Artist: Giovanni Battista Piranesi (Italian, Mogliano Veneto 1720–1778 Rome)
  • Date: 1774–79
  • Medium: Etching
  • Dimensions: Plate: 19 5/16 x 28 1/8 in. (49 x 71.5 cm)
    Sheet: 21 1/4 x 29 5/16 in. (54 x 74.5 cm) printed horizontally
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Rogers Fund, transferred from the Library
  • Object Number: 41.71.1.14(2)
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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