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Plan of the Buttresses of the Muro Torto
12020-04-10T20:59:18-07:00Avery Freemanb9edcb567e2471c9ec37caa50383522b90999cba228491from Volume 01 of Giovanni Battista Piranesi's Opereplain2020-04-10T20:59:18-07:00Internet Archivepiranesi-ia-vol1-014.jpgimageAvery Freemanb9edcb567e2471c9ec37caa50383522b90999cba
12021-03-30T11:16:08-07:00Plan of the Buttresses of the Muro Torto2Pianta de Speroni del muro del Busto detto Muro Tortoplain2022-09-05T00:09:51-07:00Key: A. Pianta de Speroni del muro del Busto, detto muro Torto. B. Cavi a guisa di casse incavate nella grossezza del muro, e de Speroni. C. Canali per i scoli dell’acque. D. Elevazione. E. Spaccato. F. Vacui, o siano Casse sudette in pianta. G. Buchi co canali, di terra cotta, per ricervere i scoli delle sopradette acque. H. Canali di terra cotta, disegnanti in forma piu grande. Signature: Piranesi Archit[etto]. dis[egnò]. inc[ise].Key: A. Plan of the Buttresses of the Bustum, called the Muro Torto. B. Cavities in the form of coffins hollowed out into the width of the wall and into the Buttresses. C. Canals for the drainage of the water from the aqueducts. D. Elevation. E. Cross-section. F. Plan of the aforementioned cavities, or rather coffins. G. Holes, with canals made of terracotta, that received the drainage of water from the aforementioned aqueducts. H. Canals of terracotta drawn in the form of a close-up. Signature: Drawn and engraved by the Architect Piranesi.
