The arch of Septimius Severus, Rome. Etching by G.B. Piranesi, 1748, after I. Silvestre.

  • Silvestre, Israël, 1621-1691.
Date:
[1748]
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2982888i
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Description

On the left are seen five columns and the dilapidated entablature of the temple of Saturn, identified by Piranesi as the temple of Concord. In the centre the arch of Septimius Severus is shown with the upper part only excavated, and the Capitol is on the right. On the left an old man walks on two sticks towards the Tiber. Near the arch are two groups each of a seated man in conversation with a standing man. Right, people trudge up Via di San Pietro in Carcere towards the Capitol

Publication/Creation

[Roma (dirimpetto l'Academia di Franzia)] : [si vende dall'autore], [1748]

Physical description

1 print : etching ; platemark 12.5 x 27.7 cm

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Lettering

Arco di Settimio Severo. 1. Tempio della Concordia. 2. Salita di Campidoglio. I. Silvestre del. Piranesi s. Bears number: Tav. 13

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, pp. 75-76, no. 13

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Wellcome Collection 2982888i

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