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Ruins of the Xystus [a long open portico used for athletic exercises], the central hall of the Antonine Baths [The Baths of Caracalla], 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:

1765

Artist:

Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Italian, 1720-1778

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Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Giovanni Battista Piranesi

Title

Ruins of the Xystus [a long open portico used for athletic exercises], the central hall of the Antonine Baths [The Baths of Caracalla], from Views of Rome

Place

Italy (Artist's nationality:)

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Made 1765

Medium

Etching on heavy ivory laid paper

Dimensions

Image: 42.5 × 65 cm (16 3/4 × 25 5/8 in.); Plate: 43 × 65.6 cm (16 15/16 × 25 7/8 in.); Sheet: 48.1 × 69 cm (18 15/16 × 27 3/16 in.)

Credit Line

The Charles Deering Collection

Reference Number

1927.4784

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