Tempel van Hercules te Cori, Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1748 - 1778

Title(s)

Tempel van Hercules te Cori
Veduta del Tempio di Ercole nella Città di Cora, dieci miglia lontano da Velletri (title on object)
Gezichten op Rome (series title)
Vedute di Roma disegnate ed incise da Giambattista Piranesi architetto Ve(nez)iano (series title)

Object type

• print

Object number

RP-P-1941-664

Catalogue reference

• Focillon 784
• Wilton-Ely 224
• Hind (Piranesi) 91-2(4)

Inscriptions / marks

• collector's mark: Lugt 2228

Description

Gezicht op de ruïnes van de Tempel van Hercules te Cori (Lazio). Titel in vlak rechtsonder.

Artist

• print maker: Giovanni Battista Piranesi (mentioned on object)
• after own design by: Giovanni Battista Piranesi (mentioned on object)

Place

Rome

Dating

1748 - 1778

Material

• paper

Technique

etching

Measurements

height 390 mm × width 535 mm

What

• temple, shrine ~ Roman religion
• ruin of a building ~ architecture
• landscape with ruins

Where

• Tempel van Hercules
• Cori

Credit line

• J.W.E. vom Rath Bequest, Amsterdam

Acquisition

bequest 1941

Copyright

Public domain

• Familie Vom Rath-Bunge te Amsterdam : en de nalatenschap van J.W.E. vom Rath (1863-1940)
• Giovanni Battista Piranesi : the complete etchings, John Wilton-Ely, p. 267, cat.nr. 224
• Giovanni Battista Piranesi, p. 343, cat.nr. 784
• Giovanni Battista Piranesi : a critical study, Arthur Mayger Hind, p. 63, cat.nr. 91