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A neglected temple with disintegrating Corinthian columns and only remnants of a pediment for a…
Tempio di Pola in Istria.
A neglected temple with disintegrating Corinthian columns and only remnants of a pediment for a…
A neglected temple with disintegrating Corinthian columns and only remnants of a pediment for a roof is situated to the left of the composition with figures leading a horse up the nearby stairs. In the distance are the remains of a large triumphal arch.
Tempio di Pola in Istria, Giovanni Battista Piranesi, c. 1748, etching on paper, Telfair Museum of Art, Savannah, Georgia.

Tempio di Pola in Istria.

Artist (Italian, 1720 - 1778)
Datec. 1748
MediumEtching on paper
DimensionsPlate: 4 7/8 × 10 1/8 inches (12.4 × 25.7 cm)
Portfolio/SeriesPlate 21, "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 number2020.17.18
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