Graftombe van Scipio familie Archeologische vondsten in en rond Rome (serietitel) Le Antichità Romane (serietitel), RP-P-OB-39.446, Giovanni Battista Piranesi, ca. 1756 - ca. 1757

Identification title(s): tomb of scipio family. Archaeological finds in and around rome (series title). Le antichità romane (series title). Object type: print object number: rp-p-ob-39. 446. Catalog reference: focillon 250. Wilton-ely 385. Inscriptions / marks: collector's mark, verso, stamped: lugt 2228. Description: view of the remains of the tomb of the scipio family outside the porta san sebastiano in rome. Title and explanatory letters in bottom margin. Numbered top right: tom. Ii. Xxviii. 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 395 mm × w 519 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: grave, tom brown of a building ~ architecturelandscape with ruins. Where: rome. Acquisition: unknown 2006. Date: ca. 1756 - ca. 1757.