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Le Antichita Romane. Volume 3
Image Not Available for Le Antichita Romane. Volume 3
ClassificationsWorks of Art on Paper
Artist (Italian, 1720 - 1778)
Artist (Italian, 1682 - ca. 1762)
After (Italian, active early 18th Century)
Publisher (Italian, 1704 - 1780)

Le Antichita Romane. Volume 3

Date1756
MediumMonograph
Credit LinePurchased by the Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library; the Robert W. Woodruff Library; and the Michael C. Carlos Museum with funding support from the Howett, Ryals, and Wooley Funds
DimensionsClosed: 21 5/8 × 15 3/8 in. (55 × 39 cm)
Object number2018.004.003
Label TextIn 1756, Piranesi published his first large-scale composite of text and image, Le Antichità Romane. In its four volumes, Piranesi relied on architectural etchings and extensive passages of text to both preserve a record for scholars and to argue for the necessity of modern architectural reform inspired by ancient buildings. Volume I of the Antichità focuses on aqueducts and baths, Volumes II and III treat tombs and funerary monuments, and Volume IV covers bridges, theaters, porticos, and other monuments in Rome and its surrounding countryside.
Published References"Emory acquires rare 18th-century Piranesi books illustrating ancient Rome". June 4, 2018. http://news.emory.edu/stories/2018/06/er_piranesi_acquisition/campus.html

ProvenanceEx coll. Giannalisa Feltrinelli (ca. 1903-1981), Italy. Purchased by MCCM, Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library, and Robert W. Woodruff Library from Altea Maps, London, England.
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