| Maker(s): | Piranesi, Giovanni Battista
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| Culture: | Italian (1720-1778)
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| Title: | Foro di Augusto [Forum of Augustus] from the series Alcune Vedute di Archi Trionfali ed altri monumenti inalzati da Romani parte de quali se veggono in Roma e parte per l'Italia [Some Views of Triumphal Arches and other monuments erected by the Romans, some of which are in Rome and some elsewhere in Italy]
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| Date Made: | 1748 plate; 1777 or before, print
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| Type: | Print
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| Materials: | Etching on wove paper
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| Place Made: | Europe; Italy; Rome
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| Measurements: | Mat: 14 1/4 in x 17 3/4 in; 36.2 cm x 45.1 cm; Mount: 9 3/4 in x 15 in; 24.8 cm x 38.1 cm; Image: 5 1/8 in x 10 1/2 in; 13 cm x 26.7 cm
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| Narrative Inscription: | inscription: recto, upp. ctr. (printed, within image): 371. b. ; inscription: recto, lwr. r. (printed, within image): FORO DI AUGUSTA / PIRANESI [FECIT?] ; publisher: recto, lwr. r. (blind stamp, circular): REGIA CALCOGRAFIA / DI ROMA [crown in center]
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| Accession Number: | MH 1972.73.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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