Fragments of a funerary chamber opposite the church of San Sebastiano fuori le Mura, Rome. Etching by G.B. Piranesi and J. Barbault, ca. 1756.
- Piranesi, Giovanni Battista, 1720-1778.
- Date:
- [1756?]
- Reference:
- 2008462i
- Pictures
About this work
Description
The front of the marble urn is carved with figures representing a husband and wife with winged clothed children supporting swags of fruits and vegetables. At the bottom, a frieze with a key-pattern and bucrania
Publication/Creation
[Roma [Rome]] : [Nella stamperia di Angelo Rotilj nel Palazzo de' Massimi], [1756?]
Physical description
1 print : etching ; platemarks 38 x 50.9 cm (image) and 4.5 x 50.9 cm (text)
Lettering
Frammenti della camera sepolcrale dirimpetto alla Chiesa di S. Sebast.o fuori delle Mura. A. Selci dritti e rovesci della Via Appia ritrovati tralle rovine ... infilate e poste a guise di festone. Piranesi archit. dis. ed inc. Barbault scolpì le figure.
Bears number: Tom II XLV.
Reference
Wellcome Collection 2008462i
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Where to find it
Location Status Access Closed stores