The temple of the Sibyl, Tivoli. Etching by G.B. Piranesi, 1761.
- Piranesi, Giovanni Battista, 1720-1778.
- Date:
- [1761]
- Reference:
- 2008578i
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About this work
Description
The temple of the Sibyl in Tivoli with small figures and animals throughout the ruins providing a sense of scale
Publication/Creation
[Roma [Rome]] : Presso l'autore a Strada Felice nel Palazzo Tomati vicino alla Trinità de' Monti, [1761]
Physical description
1 print : etching ; platemark 42.9 x 64 cm
Contributors
Lettering
Veduta del tempio della Sibilla in Tivoli. ... Volgarmente così si chiama…illa Tiburnus in umbra illic Albula. Piranesi fec.
References note
A.M. Hind, Giovanni Battista Piranesi: a critical study, with a list of his published works and detailed catalogues of the prisons and the views of Rome, New York 1922, no. 61 (gives date as 1761)
Reference
Wellcome Collection 2008578i
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Location Status Access Closed stores