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Giovanni Battista Piranesi
View of the Temple of Bacchus, now the church of San Urbano, two miles distant from Rome, beyond the Porta San Sebastiano...circa 1760-1778

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Engraving of a massive crumbling Roman temple with Corinthian columns and exposed brickwork, small figures at its base, framed by trees against a cloudy sky

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, View of the Temple of Bacchus, now the church of San Urbano, two miles distant from Rome, beyond the Porta San Sebastiano..., circa 1760-1778, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Connie and Ted Harris in honor of Bruce Davis, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Italy, Mogliano, 1720-1778
Title
View of the Temple of Bacchus, now the church of San Urbano, two miles distant from Rome, beyond the Porta San Sebastiano...
Place Made
Italy
Date Made
circa 1760-1778
Medium
Etching
Dimensions
16 x 24 3/8 in. (40.64 x 61.91 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Connie and Ted Harris in honor of Bruce Davis
Accession Number
AC1997.156.1
Classification
Prints
Collecting Area
Prints and Drawings