The tomb of L. Arruntius, Rome: oil lamps, inscriptions, and pieces of painted plasterwork from the ceiling. Etching by G.B. Piranesi and J. Barbault, ca. 1756.
- Piranesi, Giovanni Battista, 1720-1778.
- Date:
- [1756?]
- Reference:
- 2008458i
- Pictures
About this work
Description
In the centre, a scene of rape, identified by Piranesi as the rape of Orithyia by Boreas, owing to the clothes being blown in the wind
Publication/Creation
[Roma [Rome]] : [Nella stamperia di Angelo Rotilj nel Palazzo de' Massimi], [1756?]
Physical description
1 print : etching ; platemarks 39.5 x 48.2 cm and 5 x 48.8 cm
Lettering
Iscrizioni e frammenti delle camere sepocrali della famiglia Arrunzia ec. A pezzo di … tavole in appresso. Barbault scolpì le figure.
Bears number: Tom II XIII.
References note
Roger Ling, Roman painting, Cambridge 1991, p. 63 ("the tomb of the family of L. Arruntius, the consul of A.D. 6")
Reference
Wellcome Collection 2008458i
Creator/production credits
Piranesi's name in the lettering is indistinct owing to its being squashed between the plate for the image and the plate for the text
Type/Technique
Languages
Where to find it
Location Status Access Closed stores