Basement van een zuil van de Tempel van Portunus te Rome Dimostrazione in grande delle parti del tempio della Fortune Virile (titel op object) Archeologische vondsten in en rond Rome (serietitel) Le Antichità Romane (, RP-P-OB-36.888, Giovanni Battista Piranesi, ca. 1756 - ca. 1757

Identification title(s): basement of a column of the temple of portunus in rome. Dimostrazione in grande delle parti del tempio della fortune virile (title on object) archaeological finds in and around rome (series title). Le antichità romane (series title). Object type: print object number: rp-p-ob-36. 888. Catalog reference: focillon 389. Wilton-ely 522. Inscriptions / marks: collector's mark, verso, stamped: lugt 2228. Description: base of a column of the temple of portunus in rome (referred to on the print as temple of fortuna virilis). Title top center. Numbered top left: tom. Iv. Numbered top right: li. Manufacture. Manufacturer: printmaker: giovanni battista piranesi, after own design by: giovanni battista piranesi. Place of manufacture: rome. Dating: ca. 1756 - ca. 1757. Physical features: etching. Material: paper technique: etching. Dimensions: plate edge: h 403 mm × w 257 mmexplanation this print is part of the series 'le antichità romane'. Piranesi did more than eight years of preliminary studies for this 250-plate series, which was published in four volumes. He produced the prints between ca. 1756 and 1757. The series also contains prints by or after other printmakers, including francesco bianchini and girolamo rossi. Subject: what: temple, shrine ~ roman religion, base (~ column, pillar). Where: temple of portunus. Acquisition: unknown 2006. Date: ca. 1756 - ca. 1757.