Plattegrond van het Forum Romanum Pianta dell'antico Foro Romano (titel op object) Archeologische vondsten in en rond Rome (serietitel) Le Antichità Romane (serietitel), RP-P-OB-39.427, Giovanni Battista Piranesi, ca. 1756 - ca. 1757

Identification title(s): map of the roman forum. Pianta dell'antico foro romano (. . ) (title on object). Archaeological finds in and around rome (series title). Le antichità romane (series title). Object type: print object number: rp-p-ob-39. 427. Catalog reference: focillon 222. Wilton-ely 357. Inscriptions / marks: collector's mark, verso, stamped: lugt 2228. Description: map of the roman forum. Title in bottom margin. Numbered above: tom. I. / xliii. Manufacture. Manufacturer: printmaker: giovanni battista piranesi (mentioned on object), after own design by: giovanni battista piranesi (mentioned on object). Place of manufacture: rome. Dating: ca. 1756 - ca. 1757. Physical features: etching. Material: paper technique: etching. Dimensions: plate edge: h 462 mm × w 475 mm explanation 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: maps, atlases. Where: rome. Roman forum. Acquisition: unknown 2006. Date: ca. 1756 - ca. 1757.