Veduta di Piazza Navona sopra le rovine del Circo Agonale
Entry/Object ID
5010
Description
View of the Piazza Navona above the Ruins of the Circus Agonalis [Circus of Domitian]. The Fountain of the Moor (located at the southern end of the piazza) is in the foreground surrounded by people. In the middle ground, at the center of the piazza, is Bernini's Fountain of Four Rivers.
Artwork Details
Medium
Etching
Acquisition
Accession
5000.04
Source or Donor
Judge John T. O'Connell
Acquisition Method
Gift
Credit Line
Collection of DePaul University, 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
Europe, Italy
Lexicon
Legacy Lexicon
Class
WORKS ON PAPER
Dimensions
Dimension Description
sheet
Width
32 in
Length
22 in
Dimension Description
matte
Width
34 in
Length
28 in
Exhibition
Piranesi
Interpretative Labels
Label
Veduta di Piazza Navona sopra le rovine del Circo Agonale
Piranesi, Giovanni Battista
Mid-19th century
Digital image scanned from "Giovanni Battista Piranesi: The Complete Etchings" Vol.1 by John Wilton-Ely, 1994.
