Boog van Titus te Rome Veduta dell'Arco di Tito (titel op object) Gezichten op Rome (serietitel) Vedute di Roma disegnate ed incise da Giambattista Piranesi architetto Ve(nez)iano (serietitel), RP-P-1941-628, Giovanni Battista Piranesi, between 1748 and 1778

Identification title(s): arch of titus in rome. Veduta dell'arco di tito (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-1941-628. Catalog reference: focillon 756. Wilton-ely 185. Hind (piranesi) 55-1 of 2(5). Inscriptions / marks: collector's mark, verso, stamped: lugt 2228. Description: view of the arch of titus on the roman forum in rome. Title and list with explanatory letters in bottom margin. Manufacture. Manufacturer: printmaker: giovanni battista piranesi (mentioned on object), after own design by: giovanni battista piranesi (mentioned on object). Place of manufacture: rome. Dating: 1748 - 1778. Physical features: etching. Material: paper technique: etching. Dimensions: plate edge: h 405 mm × w 618 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: triumphal archruin of a building ~ architecturelandscape with ruins. Where: rome. Arch of titus. Roman forum. Credit line: bequest of mr j. W. E. Vom rath, amsterdam. Acquisition: bequest 1941. Date: between 1748 and 1778.