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View of the Temple of Jupiter Tonans [Jupiter the Thunderer], from Views of Rome

A work made of etching on heavy ivory laid paper.
CC0 Public Domain Designation

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  • A work made of etching on heavy ivory laid paper.

Date:

1750/59

Artist:

Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Italian, 1720-1778

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Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Giovanni Battista Piranesi

Title

View of the Temple of Jupiter Tonans [Jupiter the Thunderer], from Views of Rome

Place

Italy (Artist's nationality:)

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Made 1750–1759

Medium

Etching on heavy ivory laid paper

Dimensions

Image: 37.7 × 59.6 cm (14 7/8 × 23 1/2 in.); Plate: 40 × 60 cm (15 3/4 × 23 5/8 in.); Sheet: 47.5 × 67.2 cm (18 3/4 × 26 1/2 in.)

Credit Line

The Charles Deering Collection

Reference Number

1927.4781

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