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A figure with a cane on the left walks passed the ruins of a neglected arch attached to the fac…
Arco di Galieno. 1. Facciata della Chiesa di S. Vito
A figure with a cane on the left walks passed the ruins of a neglected arch attached to the fac…
A figure with a cane on the left walks passed the ruins of a neglected arch attached to the facade of a villa with an arched door. On the right a figure points over the bent torso of their companion.
Arco di Galieno. 1. Facciata della Chiesa di S. Vito, Giovanni Battista Piranesi, c. 1748, etching on paper, Telfair Museum of Art, Savannah, Georgia.

Arco di Galieno. 1. Facciata della Chiesa di S. Vito

Artist (Italian, 1720 - 1778)
Datec. 1748
MediumEtching on paper
DimensionsPlate: 5 3/8 × 10 1/2 inches (13.7 × 26.7 cm)
Portfolio/SeriesPlate 29, "Antichità romane de’ tempi della repubblica e de’ primi imperatori disegnate ed incise da Giambattista Prianesi architetetto veneziano" series
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Julianna F. Waring.
Object number2020.17.26
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