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Ruins of a Sculpture Gallery at Hadrian's Villa in Tivoli (Rovine d'una Galleria di statue nella Villa Adriana a Tivoli) from the series Views of Rome (Vedute di Roma)

Ruins of a Sculpture Gallery at Hadrian's Villa in Tivoli (Rovine d'una Galleria di statue nella Villa Adriana a Tivoli) from the series Views of Rome (Vedute di Roma)

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Giovanni Battista Piranesi

Artist
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
(Italian, 1720 – 1778)
Title
Ruins of a Sculpture Gallery at Hadrian's Villa in Tivoli (Rovine d'una Galleria di statue nella Villa Adriana a Tivoli) from the series Views of Rome (Vedute di Roma)
Date
1770
Medium
Etching and engraving
Dimensions
17 7/8 x 22 7/8 in. Overall
Credit
Transfer from the Wisconsin Historical Society
Accession No.
05.1.31
Classification
Prints
Geography
Italy

Related

before 1904, by descent to Mrs. Mary C. McLorg (Superior, WI); 1905, sold by Mary C. McLorg to the State Historical Society of Wisconsin [now the Wisconsin Historical Society] (Madison, WI); 1950, loaned to the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Department of Art History; 1970, loan transferred to the Elvehjem Museum of Art [now called Chazen Museum of Art]; 2001, Wisconsin Historical Society transferred to the Elvehjem Museum of Art [now called Chazen Museum of Art]

  • Wilton-Ely, John. "Giovanni Battista Piranesi: The Complete Etchings." San Francisco: Alan Wofsy Fine Arts, 1994.

  • Piranesi's Views of Rome: Elvehjem Museum of Art, 2/26/2000–4/23/2000
  • Many People, Many Pasts: State Historical Society of Wisconsin, 10/22/1996–9/21/1997
  • Art of Piranesi, The: Art History Department, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 11/4/1976–12/10/1976

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