Veduta di una parte de' fondamenti del Teatro di Marcello (View showing a part of the foundations of the Theatre of Marcellus)
1756

Artwork Information
This etching shows the cyclopean foundations of the Theatre of Marcellus, built by Emperor Augustus in 13 BC. Largely built over during Middle Ages but sufficiently well known amongst Renaissance artists, as well as Piranesi, it was the most important and influential edifice of its kind. Its revetments and interlocking masonry set upon a forest of piles are reminiscent of the stone marine defences erected against the forces of the Adriatic Sea, with which Piranesi was familiar from his time as an apprentice in Venice.
- Title
- Veduta di una parte de' fondamenti del Teatro di Marcello (View showing a part of the foundations of the Theatre of Marcellus)
- Production Date
- 1756
- Medium
- etching
- Dimensions
- 645 x 397 mm
- Credit Line
- Mackelvie Trust Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, bequest of Dr Walter Auburn, 1982
- Accession No
- M1982/1/4/56
- Copyright
- No known copyright restrictions
- Department
- International Art
- Display Status
- Not on display
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