Arch of Galienus. 1. Facade of the Church of S. Vito (Arco di Galieno. 1. Facciata della Chiesa di S. Vito)

Giovanni Battista Piranesi1748

Details

Title: Arch of Galienus. 1. Facade of the Church of S. Vito (Arco di Galieno. 1. Facciata della Chiesa di S. Vito)
Creator: Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Date Created: 1748
Signatures / Inscriptions: Signed in plate, lower right: “Piranesi fecit”; inscribed in plate, upper right: “31”
Set or Series Title: Some Views of Triumphal Arches and Other Monuments Erected by the Romans… (Alcune Vedute di Archi Trionfali…)
Object Type: Prints, works of art
Object Link: See this artwork on the Davison Art Center website
Object Credit Line: Davison Art Center, Wesleyan University. Gift of George W. Davison (B.A. Wesleyan 1892), before 1953
Materials & Techniques: Etching on laid paper
Keywords: architecture, churches, Italy, religions, religious buildings, Rome
Image Credit Line: Open Access Image from the Davison Art Center, Wesleyan University (http://www.wesleyan.edu/dac/openaccess)
Edition: First Paris edition, 1800–1807; loose sheet, not bound in volume
Dimensions: Plate dimensions: 137 mm x 273 mm (5.39 in. x 10.75 in.).
Bibliography: Focillon 71; Hind (1922) p. 75; Wilton-Ely 133
Associated People: Created by Giovanni Battista Piranesi (Italian, 1720-1778)
Accession Number: 1973.D1.38.45

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