A view of the interior of the Canopus at Hadrian's Villa, Tivoli

People:

Giovanni Battista Piranesi (etcher)

Title:

A view of the interior of the Canopus at Hadrian's Villa, Tivoli

Date:

1776

Form:
works of art

Quantity / Object type:
1 print(s)

Stage and Purpose:

veduta

Technique and media:

Etching and engraving

Dimensions:

plate mark: 45.5 x 58.6 cm sheet: 54.2 x 73.9 cm

Reference number:

DR1984:1455

Method of Projection:

perspective drawing

Inscription:

inscribed - INTERNO del Tempio d.o di Canoponella Villa Adriana./A Siti dov'erano anticam.e delle Fontane. B Ponte oggidìcoperto/negli Escavi fatti nel 1771. C Avanzi di Mosaici./Cav. Piranesi F.(imprinted, lower centre)

Location:

Tivoli; Italy;

Subject:

architecture

Credit line:
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal

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