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Porta San Sebastiano, Rome: an ancient sepulchral chamber (columbarium). Etching by G.B. Piranesi, 1756.
- Piranesi, Giovanni Battista, 1720-1778
- Date:
- 1756
- Reference:
- 2975176i
- Pictures
About this work
Description
The print shows men at floor level gesticulating. Some of the ruins overhang the lettering, casting a trompe l'oeil shadow
Publication/Creation
1756
Physical description
1 print : etching ; platemark 13 x 19.7 cm
Contributors
Lettering
Stanza sepolcrale scoperta, e demolita con molte altre l' anno 1746 nella Vigna Casali a Porta S. Sebastiano. Le nicchie grandi delle facciate erano dipinte a grotteschi, finte pietre di stuccho.
Lettering note
Bears number: Fig. II
Reference
Wellcome Library no. 2975176i
Type/Technique
Languages
- Italian
Where to find it
Location Status Access Closed stores