Plate 10: Ruins of the Temple of Jupiter Stator (Jupiter the Supporter). 1. Temple of Antoninus and Faustina. 2. Temple of Peace. (Vestigi del Tempio di Giove Statore. 1. Tempio d'Antonino e Faustina. 2. Tempio della Pace.), from "Antichità Romane de' Tempi della Repubblica, e de' primi Imperatori"
Catalogue
- Year
- 1743
- Medium
- Etching
- Dimensions
- Plate: 5 3/16 × 10 9/16 in. (13.2 × 26.9 cm)
- Collection
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Artist
Painting
Giovanni Battista Piranesi was an Italian classical archaeologist, architect, and artist, famous for his etchings of Rome and of fictitious and atmospheric "prisons". He was the father of Francesco Piranesi, Laura Piranesi and Pietro Piranesi.
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- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Source
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- Reference
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- Status
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