18th century

altre

antico

apennine peninsula

aqueduct

engraving

engravings

acqua

acquedotto

dinanzi

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Ruins of an ancient tomb in front of ruins of an ancient aqueduct (Ruine di Sepolcro antico posto dinanzi ad altre ruine d'un Aquedotto)

Ruins of an ancient tomb in front of ruins of an ancient aqueduct (Rui...

Giovanni Battista Piranesi (Italian, Mogliano Veneto 1720–1778 Rome) Public domain scan of Italian 17th-century print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Plate 6: 'Ruins of an ancient tomb in front of ruins of an ancient aqueduct; above the arches of the latter is the channel which conveyed the water to Rome' (Ruine de sepolcro antico posto dinanzi ad altre ruine d'un Acquedotto pure antico; sopra gli archi del medesimo v'è il canale, per cui si conduceva l'acqua in Roma), from the series 'Part one of architecture and perspectives: drawn and etched by Gio. Batt'a Piranesi, Venetian Architect: dedicated to Nicola Giobbe' (Prima parte di Architetture, e prospettive inventate, ed incise da Gio. Batt'a Piranesi Architetto Veneziano dedicate al Sig. Nicola Giobbe)

Plate 6: 'Ruins of an ancient tomb in front of ruins of an ancient aqu...

Public domain photo of Italian art print, 16th-17th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.