Giovanni Battista Piranesi

Dismostransi nella Tav presente la Pianta, ed Elevaziona del Ponte oggi detto Quarttro Capai egli e antichissimo, e chiamavasi Fabrizio da L. Fabrizio Presid. delle Strade, che lo fabbrico' nel fine della Repubblica (Shown in this Plate are the plan and elevation of the bridge now called the Ponte dei Quattro Capi (Bridge of the Four Heads) which in antiquity was called the Bridge of Fabricius after L. Fabricius, the Superintendent of the Streets who built it at the end of the Republic 62 BC)

Dismostransi nella Tav presente la Pianta, ed Elevaziona del Ponte oggi detto Quarttro Capai egli e antichissimo, e chiamavasi Fabrizio da L. Fabrizio Presid. delle Strade, che lo fabbrico' nel fine della Repubblica (Shown in this Plate are the plan and elevation of the bridge now called the Ponte dei Quattro Capi (Bridge of the Four Heads) which in antiquity was called the Bridge of Fabricius after L. Fabricius, the Superintendent of the Streets who built it at the end of the Republic  62 BC) by Giovanni Battista Piranesi

Artwork Detail

Title
Dismostransi nella Tav presente la Pianta, ed Elevaziona del Ponte oggi detto Quarttro Capai egli e antichissimo, e chiamavasi Fabrizio da L. Fabrizio Presid. delle Strade, che lo fabbrico' nel fine della Repubblica (Shown in this Plate are the plan and elevation of the bridge now called the Ponte dei Quattro Capi (Bridge of the Four Heads) which in antiquity was called the Bridge of Fabricius after L. Fabricius, the Superintendent of the Streets who built it at the end of the Republic 62 BC)
Artist/creator
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Production date
1756
Medium
etching
Dimensions
393 x 590 mm
Credit line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1971
Accession no
1971/21/2
Copyright
No known copyright restrictions
Department
International Art
Display status
Not on display

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