A house with a Priapic street sign at Pompeii: interior and exterior views. Etching by F. Piranesi, 1804, after G.B. Piranesi.
- Piranesi, Giovanni Battista, 1720-1778.
- Date:
- 1804
- Reference:
- 31075i
- Pictures
About this work
Description
Below (Fig. I), a view of the house from the street with a central pier showing a phallus in a tabernacle, with graffiti below. Above (Fig. II) the same structure viwed from inside the house, showing a wall painted with two snakes approaching an altar from either side, and olive trees below
Publication/Creation
1804
Physical description
1 print : etching ; platemark 36.6 x 52.5 cm
Lettering
Différentes coupes et elévations pour démontrer la partie intérieure et exterieure de la taverne ayant Priape pour enseigne dans la ville de Pompeïa. Dessiné par J.B. Piranesi. Gravé par F. Piranesi l'an 12 (1804).
Bears number: Vol. I, Pl. XXVI
Reference
Wellcome Collection 31075i
Type/Technique
Languages
Where to find it
Location Status Access Closed stores