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A., B. View of the remains of the two rows of columns in the Temple of Neptune which originally formed the colonnades along the sides of the cella, and supported the uppermost part of the roof, from Different views of Paestum

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

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  • A work made of etching on ivory laid paper.

Date:

1778

Artist:

Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Italian, 1720-1778

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Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Giovanni Battista Piranesi

Title

A., B. View of the remains of the two rows of columns in the Temple of Neptune which originally formed the colonnades along the sides of the cella, and supported the uppermost part of the roof, from Different views of Paestum

Place

Italy (Artist's nationality:)

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Made 1778

Medium

Etching on ivory laid paper

Dimensions

Image: 49.8 × 67.5 cm (19 5/8 × 26 5/8 in.); Plate: 50.3 × 68.4 cm (19 13/16 × 26 15/16 in.); Sheet: 52.5 × 71.5 cm (20 11/16 × 28 3/16 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of H. D. Isenberg

Reference Number

1978.504

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