Dieta, o sia luggo...nella Villa Adriana (Meeting Hall or Entry...in Hadrian's Villa, Tivoli) from Vedute di Roma (Views of Rome)
Entry/Object ID
1993.19.01
Type of Print
Etching
Artwork Details
Medium
Paper, ink
Subject
Hadrian's villa at Tivoli, near Rome
Acquisition
Accession
1993.19
Source or Donor
William A. McGill
Acquisition Method
Gift
Credit Line
Gift of William A. McGill
Made/Created
Artist
Giovanni Batista Piranesi
Date made
circa 1760 - circa 1778
Place
City
Rome
Country
Italy
Continent
Europe
Inscription/Signature/Marks
Type
Inscription
Location
lower center in image
Transcription
DIETA, o sia Luogo, che da ingresso a diversi
grandiosi Cubicoli, e ad altre magnifiche Stanze,
esistente nella Villa Adriana; in oggi posseduta
dal Sig. Conte Fede.
Cav. Piranesi F.
Language
Italian
Translation
Meeting Hall, or Entry, which gives entry to different
grandiose Galleries, and other magnificent Halls,
in Villa Adriana; currently owned
by Sig. Conte Fede.
Carved Piranesi Fecit.
Material/Technique
Etched, Ink
Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term
Etching
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
Print, Intaglio
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
Print
Nomenclature Sub-Class
Graphic Documents
Nomenclature Class
Documentary Objects
Nomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication Objects
Provenance
Provenance Detail
Source Notes
Role
Information provided by source.
Notes
William A. McGill; donated to the Purdue University Galleries in 1993
Exhibition
Treasure-Trove: Rarely Seen Gems from the Permanent Collection (2004)
