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published 1761

Giovanni Battista Piranesi

Associated Names
Giovanni Battista Piranesi

Artist, Venetian, 1720 - 1778

The image depicts architectural diagrams and cross-sections of wooden structures. The drawing displays detailed illustrations and cross-sections of roof construction, including various aspects, sections, and elements. Technical information about structural components like beams, columns, and trusses are provided through labels and measurements. The sections are neatly organized within boxes, potentially representing different perspectives or construction stages. The style is technical and precise, typical for architectural drawings used for educational or construction purposes.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    3 works bound in 1 vol: etchings

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1949.5.11

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Focillon 1918, no. 927, State -929, 933-966; 967; 974-982


Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1918

  • Focillon, Henri. Giovanni-Battista Piranesi; essai de catalogue raisonne de son oeuvre. Paris: Librairie Renouard, Henri Laurens, 1918.

1922

  • Hind 1922, p.84, 86.


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