| Maker(s): | Piranesi, Giovanni Battista
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| Culture: | Italian (1720-1778)
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| Title: | Veduta della Facciata della Basilica di S. Croce in Gerusalemme [View of the Facade of the Basilica of the Holy Cross in Jerusalem] from the series Vedute di Roma [Views of Rome]
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| Date Made: | 1750 plate; 1777 or before, print
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| Type: | Print
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| Materials: | Etching, black ink on ivory laid paper
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| Place Made: | Europe; Italy; Rome
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| Measurements: | Mat: 26 in x 34 in; 66 cm x 86.4 cm; Sheet: 22 in x 13 in; 55.9 cm x 33 cm; Plate: 15 3/4 in x 24 1/8 in; 40 cm x 61.3 cm; Image: 15 5/8 in x 23 13/16 in; 39.7 cm x 60.5 cm
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| Narrative Inscription: | inscription: verso, ctr. (blue ink, stamp): MOUNT HOLYOKE COLLEGE LIBRARY ; inscription: recto, lwr. r. (printed, within plate): PRESSO L’AUTORE A STRADA FELICE NEL PALAZZO TOMATI VICINO ALLA TRINITI DE MENTI. A PAOLI DUE E MEZZO. ; signature: recto, lwr. r. (printed, within plate): GIOVAN BATTISTA PIRANESI ARCHITETTO DIS. ED INC.
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| Accession Number: | MH 1972.74.5.P.RII
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| Credit Line: | Transfer from the Mount Holyoke College Library
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| Museum Collection: | Mount Holyoke College Art Museum
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