Obelisco Egizio. Questo fu erreto da Sisto V. nella Piazza di S. Gio. Laterano.
Entry/Object ID
5080
Description
Egyptian Obelisk. This Was Erected by Pope Sixtus V in the Piazza of San Giovanni Laterano.
Artwork Details
Medium
Etching
Acquisition
Notes
Collection of DePaul Art Museum, gift of Judge John T. O'Connell
Made/Created
Artist
Piranesi, Giovanni Battista
Place
City
Rome
County
Italy
Continent
Europe
Notes
Creation Date: mid-18th century, printed early 19th century
Ethnography
Notes
Italian
Europe, Italy
Lexicon
Legacy Lexicon
Class
WORKS ON PAPER
Dimensions
Dimension Description
sheet
Width
22 in
Length
32 in
Dimension Description
matte
Width
28 in
Length
34 in
Exhibition
Piranesi
Interpretative Labels
Label
Obelisco Egizio. Questo fu erreto da Sisto V. nella Piazza di S. Gio. Laterano.
Piranesi, Giovanni Battista
Mid-19th century
Digital image scanned from "Giovanni Battista Piranesi: The Complete Etchings" Vol.1 by John Wilton-Ely, 1994.