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Ara antica sopra laquale si facevano . . .
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Ruins of a Sacrificial Altar
Ara antica sopra laquale si facevano . . .
Giovanni Battista Piranesi (Italian, 1720–1778)
1743
Medium/Technique
Etching
Dimensions
Sheet: 24 x 33.9 cm (9 7/16 x 13 3/8 in.)(trimmed within the platemark)
Credit Line
Harvey D. Parker Collection—Harvey Drury Parker Fund
Accession NumberP14061
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Hind, p. 80, no. 7; Focillon 16
State
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Marks
Verso, bottom left, stamped in red ink, the mark of Henry F. Sewall, New York (1816-1896)(Lugt 1309); verso, lower left-center, stamped in violet ink, the mark of the MFA Harvey D. Parker Collection (Lugt 1870)
ProvenanceHenry F. Sewall, New York (1816-1896)(Lugt 1309); purchased by MFA November 1897