Roman Ruins
Roman Ruins

Currently not on view

Roman Ruins,

1781

Carlo Antonio Anguissola, Italian, 1736–1807
2017-50

Information

Title
Roman Ruins
Dates

1781

Maker
Carlo Antonio Anguissola
Medium
Etching on blue paper with white heightening.
Dimensions
plate: 20.5 × 15.3 cm (8 1/16 × 6 in.) sheet: 21 × 15.6 cm (8 1/4 × 6 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase, gift of Charles Scribner III, Class of 1973 and Graduate School Class of 1977
Object Number
2017-50
Marks/Labels/Seals
In graphite on verso: Vihteus
Culture
European, Italian
Type
etchings, prints
Materials
ink, paper (fiber product)
Techniques
etching (printing process), aquatint
Subject
arches, ruins, figures (representations)

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