Tempel van Portunus te Rome Veduta del Tempio della Fortuna virile (titel op object) Gezichten op Rome (serietitel) Vedute di Roma disegnate ed incise da Giambattista Piranesi architetto Ve(nez)iano (serietitel), RP-P-1941-647, Giovanni Battista Piranesi, between 1748 and 1778

Identification title(s): temple of portunus in rome. Veduta del tempio della fortuna virile (title on object). Views of rome (series title) vedute di roma disegnate ed incise da giambattista piranesi architetto ve(nez), iano (series title). Object type: print object number: rp-p-1941-647. Catalog reference: focillon 817. Wilton-ely 162. Hind (piranesi) 46-3(7). Inscriptions / marks: collector's mark, verso, stamped: lugt 2228. Description: view of the remains of the temple of portunus in rome (called the temple of fortuna virilis on the print). Title and list of explanatory numbers in bottom margin. Manufacture. Manufacturer: printmaker: giovanni battista piranesi (mentioned on object), after own design by: giovanni battista piranesi. Place of manufacture: rome. Dating: 1748 - 1778. Physical features: etching. Material: paper technique: etching. Dimensions: plate edge: h 377 mm × w 588 mm explanation this print is part of the series 'vedute di roma'. Piranesi worked on this series of 135 plates between 1748 and his death in 1778. Francesco piranesi later added two more prints to his father's series. Subject: what: fortuna as roman personificationtemple, shrine ~ roman religionruin of a building ~ architecture. Where: rome. Temple of portunus. Forum boarium. Credit line: bequest of mr j. W. E. Vom rath, amsterdam. Acquisition: bequest 1941. Date: between 1748 and 1778.