A marble tablet sculpted in relief with trophies and ornaments illustrating the magnificence of the ancient Romans. Etching by G.B. Piranesi, 1761.

  • Piranesi, Giovanni Battista, 1720-1778.
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1761
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568208i
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A marble tablet sculpted in relief with trophies and ornaments illustrating the magnificence of the ancient Romans. Etching by G.B. Piranesi, 1761. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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A panel in the upper part is sculpted in relief with the lettering, while the lower part is sculpted with Roman motifs, including a rostrum, a Roman standard and an eagle standing within a wreath

Publication/Creation

Romae [Rome] : [publisher not identified], 1761.

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1 print : etching ; image 43.8 x 28.4 cm

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Lettering

Della magnificenza ed architettura de' Romani, opera di Gio. Battista Piranesi socio della reale accademia degli antiquari di Londra. Piranesi f.

References note

Henri Focillon, Giovanni Battista Piranesi: essai de catalogue raisonné, Paris 1918, p. 63, no. 929 ("En haut, gravé sur une pierre, le titre italien. En haut à gauche et dans toute la partie inférieure de la pl., des armes, des enseignes, des faisceaux, des aigles, un éperon de navire, etc. Sig. en bas à dr., sur le filet. H. 0.45. L. 0.29. Double fil. d'encad.")

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Wellcome Collection 568208i

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