The Skeletons from the Grotteschi

The Skeletons from the Grotteschi

Artist Giovanni Battista Piranesi (Italian, 1720-1778)

CultureItalian

Date1750

Mediumdrypoint and etching

Dimensions19 1/2 x 25 3/16 in. (49.5 x 64 cm)

Classificationsprints

Credit LineAckland Fund

Object number76.31.1

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The Triumphal Arch, from Grotteschi

The Triumphal Arch, from Grotteschi

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Groteschi: the Tomb of Nero

Groteschi: the Tomb of Nero

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Groteschi: the Monumental Tablet

Groteschi: the Monumental Tablet

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The Grand Piazza, Plate IV from the "Prison's" (Carceri d'Invenzione)

The Grand Piazza, Plate IV from the "Prison's" (Carceri d'Invenzione)

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View of the Interior of the Tempio Dell Tosse, from Vedute Di Roma

View of the Interior of the Tempio Dell Tosse, from Vedute Di Roma

Giovanni Battista Piranesi

1764

View of the Temple of the Sibyl in Tivoli from Vedute Di Roma

View of the Temple of the Sibyl in Tivoli from Vedute Di Roma

Giovanni Battista Piranesi

1761

Design for a Chimney Piece, from Diverse Maniere D'adornare I Cannini

Design for a Chimney Piece, from Diverse Maniere D'adornare I Cannini

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1769

Prisoners on a Projecting Platform, plate 10 from Carceri

Prisoners on a Projecting Platform, plate 10 from Carceri

Giovanni Battista Piranesi

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View of the Pantheon and its Entrance, without Present-Day Restorations, plate 23 from Il Campo Marzio dell' Antica Roma, Vol. 1

View of the Pantheon and its Entrance, without Present-Day Restorations, plate 23 from Il Campo Marzio dell' Antica Roma, Vol. 1

Giovanni Battista Piranesi

1762

View of the So-called Temple of Concord with the Temple of Saturn, on the Right the Arch of Septimius Severus, from Views of Rome

View of the So-called Temple of Concord with the Temple of Saturn, on the Right the Arch of Septimius Severus, from Views of Rome

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1760-78

The Palazzo Barberini from 'Vedute di Roma'

The Palazzo Barberini from 'Vedute di Roma'

Giovanni Battista Piranesi

1749

The Arch of Constantine

The Arch of Constantine

Giovanni Battista Piranesi

1748