Arch of Septimius Severus 1. Temple of Concord 2. Ascent to the Capitoline Hill (Arco di Settimio Severo 1. Tempio della Concordia 2. Salita di Campidoglio)

Giovanni Battista Piranesi1748

Details

Title: Arch of Septimius Severus 1. Temple of Concord 2. Ascent to the Capitoline Hill (Arco di Settimio Severo 1. Tempio della Concordia 2. Salita di Campidoglio)
Creator: Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Date Created: 1748
Signatures / Inscriptions: Signed in plate, lower left: “Israel Silvestre del.”; signed in plate, lower right: “Piranesi S.”; inscribed in plate, lower right: “Tav. 13”
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, Italy, Rome, temples
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: 125 mm x 258 mm (4.92 in. x 10.16 in.).
Bibliography: Focillon 54; Hind (1922) p. 54; Wilton-Ely 116 and p. 158 with remark: “The temple listed as that of Concord is that of Saturn”
Associated People: Created by Giovanni Battista Piranesi (Italian, 1720-1778)
Accession Number: 1973.D1.38.34

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