View of the ancient structure built by Tarquinius Superbus called the Bel Lido, and like others, built by Marcus Agrippa in the time of Augustus when he cleaned all of the sewers leading to the Tiber, from Views of Rome
Catalogue
- Year
- 1776
- Dimensions
- Image: 43.1 × 66.5 cm (17 × 26 3/16 in.); Plate: 44.9 × 67.2 cm (17 11/16 × 26 1/2 in.); Sheet: 53.2 × 74.9 cm (21 × 29 1/2 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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The Arch with a Shell Ornament
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1800 · etching, engraving, sulphur tint or open bite, burnishing
The Gothic Arch
1800 · etching, engraving, sulphur tint or open bite, burnishing
The Smoking Fire
1800 · etching, engraving, sulphur tint or open bite, burnishing
The Pier with a Lamp
1780 · etching, engraving, sulphur tint or open bite, burnishing [date should be read as "published 1780s"]
The Drawbridge
1780 · etching, engraving, scratching [date should be read as "published 1780s"]
Record
Verified by WattsOS- Year
- 1776
- Dimensions
- Image: 43.1 × 66.5 cm (17 × 26 3/16 in.); Plate: 44.9 × 67.2 cm (17 11/16 × 26 1/2 in.); Sheet: 53.2 × 74.9 cm (21 × 29 1/2 in.)
- Watts ID
- WW-1776-031002
Source
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Source
- aic
- Reference
- View at source
- Status
- verified