The Temple of Fortuna Virilis (now the Church of S. Maria Egiziaca) (Plate 59 of the Views of Rome)

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The Temple of Fortuna Virilis (now the Church of S. Maria Egiziaca) (Plate 59 of the Views of Rome)

Giovanni Battista Piranesi (Italian, 1720–1778)

1758

Medium/Technique Etching

Dimensions Sheet: 55.3 x 82.1 cm (21 3/4 x 32 5/16 in.)
Platemark: 38 x 59.1 cm (14 15/16 x 23 1/4 in.)

Credit Line Alfred Greenough Collection

Accession NumberM25535

NOT ON VIEW

CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings

ClassificationsPrints

Catalogue Raisonné Hind 046, v/vii; Focillon 817; Robison 46(E)(of G); Ficacci 900

Marks Verso, right center, stamped in brown ink, the mark of the MFA (Lugt 282); verso, right center, stamped in violet ink, the mark of the MFA (not in Lugt)

ProvenanceAlfred Greenough, Boston (1844-1884); by bequest to his uncle, Charles Henry Parker, Boston (1816-1908); his bequest to the MFA 1909 (transferred from library; accession date January 1, 1913)