Thermen van Caracalla te Rome, Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1748 - 1778

Title(s)

Thermen van Caracalla te Rome
Rovine delle Terme Antoniniane (title on object)
Gezichten op Rome (series title)
Vedute di Roma disegnate ed incise da Giambattista Piranesi architetto Ve(nez)iano (series title)

Object type

• print

Object number

RP-P-1941-654

Catalogue reference

• Focillon 852
• Wilton-Ely 209
• Hind (Piranesi) 76-1(3)

Inscriptions / marks

• collector's mark: Lugt 2228

Description

Gezicht in vogelperspectief op de resten van de Thermen van Caracalla te Rome. Titel en lijst met verklarende letters in ondermarge.

Artist

• print maker: Giovanni Battista Piranesi (mentioned on object)
• after own design by: Giovanni Battista Piranesi

Place

Rome

Dating

1748 - 1778

Material

• paper

Technique

etching

Measurements

height 442 mm × width 695 mm

What

• city-view, and landscape with man-made constructions
• landscape with ruins
• ruin of a building ~ architecture
• public baths

Where

• Rome
• Thermen van Caracalla

Credit line

• J.W.E. vom Rath Bequest, Amsterdam

Acquisition

bequest 1941

Copyright

Public domain

• Familie Vom Rath-Bunge te Amsterdam : en de nalatenschap van J.W.E. vom Rath (1863-1940)
• Giovanni Battista Piranesi : the complete etchings, John Wilton-Ely, p. 252, cat.nr. 209
• Giovanni Battista Piranesi : a critical study, Arthur Mayger Hind, p. 60, cat.nr. 76
• Giovanni Battista Piranesi, p. 352, cat.nr. 852