Veduta del Tempio ottangolare di Minerva Medica (View of the octagonal Temple of Minerva Medica)
Veduta del Tempio ottangolare di Minerva Medica (View of the octagonal Temple of Minerva Medica)

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Veduta del Tempio ottangolare di Minerva Medica (View of the octagonal Temple of Minerva Medica),

1764

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1720–1778; born Mogliano Veneto, Italy; died Rome, Italy; active Rome
x1969-381

Information

Title
Veduta del Tempio ottangolare di Minerva Medica (View of the octagonal Temple of Minerva Medica)
Dates

1764

Maker
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Medium
Etching
Dimensions
plate: 46.9 x 70.8 cm. (18 7/16 x 27 7/8 in.) sheet: 53.5 x 77.4 cm. (21 1/16 x 30 1/2 in.) frame: 86 × 111.5 × 3 cm (33 7/8 × 43 7/8 × 1 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Walter L. Bogert
Object Number
x1969-381
Place Made

Europe, Italy

Place Depicted

Europe, Italy, Rome

Inscription
Titled and inscribed in plate in cartouche, lower center: Veduta del Tempio ottangotare di Minerva Medica / A Egli era interiormente ornato di marmi, … C Rovine d’altro edifizio congiunto pesteriormente cot Tempio. Inscribed in plate below image, lower left: Piranesi F.
Reference Numbers
Focillon 778; Hind 74; Wilton-Ely 207
Culture
European, Italian
Type
etchings, prints
Materials
printing ink
Techniques
etching (printing process)
Subject
figures (representations), vedute, temples, ruins, Minerva

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