Bowdoin College Museum of Art | - The Tomb of Nero (Plate III of the Grotteschi)

Preview image of work. etching, engraving, drypoint with burnishing on cream antique laid paper, The Tomb of Nero (Plate III of the Grotteschi) 21812

2011.69.306.3

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The Tomb of Nero (Plate III of the Grotteschi)

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Artist

Giovanni Battista Piranesi (Mozano di Mestre, Italy, 1720 - 1778, Rome, Italy)

Title

The Tomb of Nero (Plate III of the Grotteschi)

Creation Date

1747

Century

mid-18th century

Dimensions

15 7/16 x 21 13/16 in. (39.21 x 55.4 cm)

Object Type

Creation Place

Europe, Italy

Medium and Support

etching, engraving, drypoint with burnishing on cream antique laid paper

Credit Line

Bequest of David P. Becker, Class of 1970

Copyright

Public Domain

Accession Number