PrintsItalian18th century

Tomb of the Three Curatii Brothers in Albano

1756

Artists

Giovanni Battista PiranesiArtist

Classification

Prints

Technique

Etching

Medium

Etching on cream antique laid paper

Culture

Italian

Century

18th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Prints

Dimensions

image: 38 × 59.8 cm (14 15/16 × 23 9/16 in.) plate: 40 × 60.7 cm (15 3/4 × 23 7/8 in.) sheet: 56 × 80.5 cm (22 1/16 × 31 11/16 in.)

Provenance

Carolyn Cohen, bequest; to Marjorie B. and Martin Cohn, 2018, gift; to Fogg Art Museum, 2018

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