A section of the walls of Aurelian, Rome. Etching by G.B. Piranesi, 1756.

  • Piranesi, Giovanni Battista, 1720-1778.
Date:
1756
Reference:
2975144i
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Description

The Aurelian walls built by the emperors Aurelian and Probus defended the seven hills of Rome between the 3rd century AD and the 19th century. The print shows a base of triangular bricks, topped with a flat coping of terracotta tiles each of which bears the maker's mark identifying the furnace

Publication/Creation

1756

Physical description

1 print : etching ; platemark 13 x 19.8 cm

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Lettering

A. Tavolozza triangolare martellinata delle mura d'Aureliano. B. Opera incerta d'ogno sorte di scaglie. C. tegoloni quali legono i corsi della tavolozza, ed opera incerta. D. Merco del mastro della fornace. Piranesi architetto dis. inc. (Triangular tiles of the Aurelian Wall Bears number: Tav. VIII fig. I Piranesi seems to use "tavolozza" (usually a painter's palette) to mean "tavolone" (meaning, among other things, a slab of stone)

Reference

Wellcome Collection 2975144i

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