Another view of the Temple of the Sibyl in Tivoli, from Views of Rome
Catalogue
- Year
- 1761
- Dimensions
- Image: 62.1 × 43.8 cm (24 1/2 × 17 1/4 in.); Plate: 62.6 × 44.3 cm (24 11/16 × 17 1/2 in.); Sheet: 79.2 × 56.4 cm (31 3/16 × 22 1/4 in.)
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
Artist
Painting
Giovanni Battista Piranesi was an Italian classical archaeologist, architect, and artist, famous for his etchings of Rome and of fictitious and atmospheric "prisons". He was the father of Francesco Piranesi, Laura Piranesi and Pietro Piranesi.
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Record
Verified by WattsOS- Year
- 1761
- Dimensions
- Image: 62.1 × 43.8 cm (24 1/2 × 17 1/4 in.); Plate: 62.6 × 44.3 cm (24 11/16 × 17 1/2 in.); Sheet: 79.2 × 56.4 cm (31 3/16 × 22 1/4 in.)
- Watts ID
- WW-1761-031080
Source
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Source
- aic
- Reference
- View at source
- Status
- verified