The Temple of Bacchus, Rome
Giovanni Battista Piranesi (Mogliano 1720 – Rome 1778)
Category
Art / Prints
Date
1720 - 1778
Materials
Paper
Measurements
395 x 583 mms
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Blickling Hall, Norfolk
NT 354113.32
Summary
Print, engraving, The Temple of Bacchus, Rome, by Giovanni Battista Piranesi (Mogliano 1720 – Rome 1778). Large temple building with various figures and broken columns in foreground. Italian inscription 'El Tempio di Bacco'. Greek inscription. Engraving close cut at sides and bottom. Within original border, with two reproduction ribbon bows. From a collection of 52 prints, C18, affixed around the walls of the Print Room.
Makers and roles
Giovanni Battista Piranesi (Mogliano 1720 – Rome 1778), artist