The temple of Clitumnus, near Spoleto, Umbria. Etching by G.B. Piranesi, 1748.
- Piranesi, Giovanni Battista, 1720-1778.
- Date:
- [1748]
- Reference:
- 2982357i
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About this work
Description
In the foreground is an arch over the river Clitunno
Publication/Creation
[Roma (dirimpetto l'Academia di Franzia)] : [si vende dall'autore], [1748]
Physical description
1 print : etching ; platemark 13.7 x 26.8 cm
Contributors
Lettering
Tempio di Clitunno tra Fuligno e Spoletti alle vene. Piranisi [sic]
Bears number: T. 26
The lettering is etched on a stone wall in the right foreground, in an erratic manner (Cliturno corrected to Clitunno, word deleted before Fuligno, Spoleto as Spoletti, meaning of "alle vene" not clear, Piranesi spelled as Piranisi)
References note
A.M. Hind, Giovanni Battista Piranesi: a critical study, with a list of his published works and detailed catalogues of the prisons and the views of Rome, New York 1922, pp. 75-76, no. 26
Reference
Wellcome Collection 2982357i
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Where to find it
Copy 0
Location Status Access Closed stores2982357i.2Copy 1
Location Status Access Closed stores2982357i.1 and 2992721i