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The Monumental Tablet (Plate 4 of the Grotteschi)
The Monumental Tablet (Plate 4 of the Grotteschi)

The Monumental Tablet (Plate 4 of the Grotteschi)

Giovanni Battista Piranesi (Italian, 1720–1778)
1747–48
Medium/TechniqueEtching, engraving, drypoint, scratching
DimensionsSheet: 41.2 x 55.4 cm (16 1/4 x 21 13/16 in.)
Platemark: 39 x 53.5 cm (15 3/8 x 21 1/16 in.)
Credit LineHarvey D. Parker Collection—Harvey Drury Parker Fund
Accession numberP14049
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Not on view
ClassificationsPrints
InscriptionsIn plate, upper left, "UL: ...FOCLIE...A / ICHESTF... / ALLEGRAMENTA" In plate, lower left, "Piranesi inv; incise, e vende di rimpelto / all'Accademia di Francia in Roma" ProvenanceHenry F. Sewall, New York (1816-1896)(Lugt 1309); purchased by MFA November 1897
The Arch with a Shell Ornament (Plate XI of the Second Edition, Second Issue, of the Carceri)
The Arch with a Shell Ornament (Plate XI of the Second Edition, Second Issue, of the Carceri)
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
1749-50
The Arch with a Shell Ornament (Plate XI of the Second Edition, Second Issue, of the Carceri)
The Arch with a Shell Ornament (Plate XI of the Second Edition, Second Issue, of the Carceri)
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
1761
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The Monumental Tablet (Plate 4 of the Grotteschi)
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
1747–48
The Tomb of Nero (Plate 3 of the Grotteschi)
The Tomb of Nero (Plate 3 of the Grotteschi)
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
1747–48
The Monumental Tablet (Plate 4 of the Grotteschi)
The Monumental Tablet (Plate 4 of the Grotteschi)
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
1747–48
Image Not Available for The Drawbridge (Plate VII of the Second Edition, Second Issue, of the Carceri)
The Drawbridge (Plate VII of the Second Edition, Second Issue, of the Carceri)
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
1761
The Drawbridge (Plate VII of the Second Edition, Second Issue, of the Carceri)
The Drawbridge (Plate VII of the Second Edition, Second Issue, of the Carceri)
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
1761
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The Sawhorse (Plate XII of the Second Edition, Second Issue, of the Carceri)
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
1761
The Sawhorse (Plate XII of the Second Edition, Second Issue, of the Carceri)
The Sawhorse (Plate XII of the Second Edition, Second Issue, of the Carceri)
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
1749-50
Image Not Available for The Sawhorse (Plate XII of the Second Edition, Second Issue, of the Carceri)
The Sawhorse (Plate XII of the Second Edition, Second Issue, of the Carceri)
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
1761
The Well (Plate XIII of the Second Edition, Second Issue, of the Carceri)
The Well (Plate XIII of the Second Edition, Second Issue, of the Carceri)
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
1749–50
The Well (Plate XIII of the Second Edition, Second Issue, of the Carceri)
The Well (Plate XIII of the Second Edition, Second Issue, of the Carceri)
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
1761