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The Tomb of Nero
The Tomb of Nero
Object number2024.11.3

The Tomb of Nero

Portfolio/Seriesfrom the series Grotteschi (Grotesques)
Date1750-1759
Artist (Italian, 1720-1778)
CultureItalian
MediumEtching
EditionEdition 2 of 2, First Issue
DimensionsPlate: 15 x 21 1/4 in. (38.1 x 54 cm)
Sheet: 20 1/2 x 29 in. (52.1 x 73.7 cm)
Credit LinePurchase, gift of Mrs. Frederick Ferris Thompson, by exchange
On View
Not on view
Period18th c
Classification(s)
Catalogue raisonnéFocillon 12.22; Robison120.23 ii/vi; Hind 80.26; Wilton-Ely I.43.23 (cf. I.486.434)BibliographyNevola, Francesco. Giovanni Battista Piranesi: the Grotteschi: the early years, 1720 to 1750. Rome: Ugo Bozzi Editore, 2009
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