Roman ruins with the horse tamers (Dioscuri) on the Quirinal Hill, plate 36 from "Discorsi Sopra L’Antichita di Roma"

1725·Etching·plate: 8 9/16 x 13 1/16 in. (21.8 x 33.1 cm) sheet: 9 3/8 x 14 15/16 in. (23.8 x 38 cm)

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Catalogue

Year: 1725
Medium: Etching
Dimensions: plate: 8 9/16 x 13 1/16 in. (21.8 x 33.1 cm) sheet: 9 3/8 x 14 15/16 in. (23.8 x 38 cm)
Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Artist: Giovanni Battista Pittoni, the elder

Artist

Drawing

Giovanni Battista Pittoni the Elder, called Battista Vicentino

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Artist: Giovanni Battista Pittoni, the elder
Year: 1725
Medium: Etching
Dimensions: plate: 8 9/16 x 13 1/16 in. (21.8 x 33.1 cm) sheet: 9 3/8 x 14 15/16 in. (23.8 x 38 cm)
Watts ID: WW-1725-158361

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