Giovanni Battista Piranesi

/  Imaginary ancient temple designed in the style of those built in honor of the Goddess Vesta: in the center is the great altar on which the Vestal Virgins preserved the inextinguishable sacred fire

 
Giovanni Battista Piranesi: Imaginary ancient temple designed in the style of those built in honor of the Goddess Vesta: in the center is the great altar on which the Vestal Virgins preserved the inextinguishable sacred fire. black and white, building, place of worship, ancient history, ancient roman architecture, cathedral, chapel, baptistery, arch, stone carving, symmetry, synagogue, drawing
 
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Alternate Title: Tempio antico inventato e disegnato alla maniera di quelli che si fabbricavano in onore della Dea Vesta: quindi vedesi in mezzo la grand' Ara, sopra della quale conversavasi dalle Vergini Vestali l'inestinguibile fuoco sacro..Series: Prima Parte di Architetture e Prospettive, plate 15
Edition: First edition, third issue
Giovanni Battista Piranesi (Italy, Mogliano, 1720-1778)
Italy, circa 1743
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Etching with engraving and drypoint
Sheet: 18 1/16 x 13 3/4 in. (45.88 x 34.93 cm) plate: 16 x 10 3/16 in. (40.64 x 25.88 cm)
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SKU: 207007
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