Maker(s): | Piranesi, Giovanni Battista
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Culture: | Italian (1720-1778)
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Title: | Veduta di Piazza di Spagna [View of the Spanish Steps] 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 on ivory laid paper
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Place Made: | Europe; Italy; Rome
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Measurements: | sheet: 22 in x 31 5/8 in; 55.88 cm x 80.3275 cm; plate: 16 in x 23 5/8 in; 40.64 cm x 60.0075 cm; image: 15 in x 23 3/8 in; 38.1 cm x 59.3725 cm
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Narrative Inscription: | inscription: verso, ctr. (blue ink, stamp): MOUNT HOLYOKE COLLEGE LIBRARY ; inscription: recto, lwr. ctr. (printed, within plate): VEDUTA DI PIAZZA DI SPAGNA ; signature: recto, lwr. r. (printed, within plate): PIRANESI ARCHITETTO FEC. ; inscription: recto, lwr. r. (printed, within plate: PRESSO L’AUTORE A TRADA FELICE NEL PALAZZO TOMATI VICINO ALLA TRINITA DE’MENTI. A PAOLI DUE E MEZZO
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Accession Number: | MH 1972.74.11.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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