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Plan of the ancient Roman Forum
12020-04-10T20:59:48-07:00Avery Freemanb9edcb567e2471c9ec37caa50383522b90999cba228492from Volume 01 of Giovanni Battista Piranesi's Opereplain2022-07-03T06:39:43-07:00Internet Archiveimagepiranesi-ia-vol1-072.jpgJeanne Brittone120651dde677d5cf1fd515358b14d86eb289f11
12021-03-30T11:16:08-07:00Plan of the Ancient Roman Forum18Pianta dell'antico Foro Romano, comprensivo delle Valli esistenti fra i Monti, Capitolino, Palatino, Celio, Esquilino, e Quirinaleplain2023-09-01T07:45:49-07:00Title and description: PIANTA dell’antico Foro Romano, comprensivo delle Valli esistenti fra i Monti, Capitolino, Palatino, Celio, Equilino, e Quirinale, e contenente tutte le antiche fabbriche, disposte secondo la situazione e la traccia de’ loro odierni avanzi, e denominate nell’Indice consecutivo. La tinta più nera indica gli stessi avanzi, e la più leggiera il supplimento ai medesimi. Signature: Piranesi Archit[etto]. dis[egnò]. inc[ise].Title and description: PLAN of the ancient Roman Forum, comprising the extant Valleys and Hills including the Capitoline, Palatine, Caelian, Esquiline, and Quirinal, and containing all the ancient buildings organized according to their location and description, as well as traces of the ruins that still exist today which are listed in the Index that follows. The darker ink indicates the extant ruins and the lighter ink indicates my reconstruction. Signature: Drawn and engraved by the Architect Piranesi.
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