| Maker(s): | Piranesi, Giovanni Battista
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| Culture: | Italian (1720-1778)
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| Title: | Avanzi degl' Acquedotti Nerioniani [The Remains of the Aqueduct of Nero] from the series Vedute di Roma [Views of Rome]
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| Date Made: | 1775 plate; 1871 or after, print
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| Type: | Print
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| Materials: | Etching in black ink on ivory wove paper
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| Place Made: | Europe; Italy; Rome
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| Measurements: | sheet: 24 13/16 x 35 1/4 in.; 63.0238 x 89.535 cm; plate: 19 1/4 x 28 1/4 in.; 48.895 x 71.755 cm; image: 19 x 28 in.; 48.26 x 71.12 cm
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| Narrative Inscription: | inscription: verso, lower right (pencil): MT. HOLYOKE COLLEGE / ACQUIRED 1900 ; inscription: recto, lwr. l. (printed within plate): CAVALIER PIRANESI F.; inscription: recto, lower center (printed within image): AVANZI DEGL' ACQUEDOTTI NERONIANI CHE / SI VOLEVANO DISTRUGGERE PER LA LORO / VACHIEZZA, MA PER ORDINE DI NRO SIA / PAPA CLEMENTE XIV SONO RESTATI IN PIEDI/ 2. SCALA SANTA / 8 / 48 ; inscription: recto, upp. r. (printed, within image): 48 / 732 ; publisher: recto, lwr. r. (circular blind stamp): REGIA CALCOGRAFIA / DI ROMA [crown in center]
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| Accession Number: | MH 1900.6a.P.RII
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| Credit Line: | Source and date of acquisition unknown.
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| Museum Collection: | Mount Holyoke College Art Museum
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