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View of the remains of the ancient buildings on the slopes of the Aventine along the road called the Marmorata
12020-04-10T20:59:21-07:00Avery Freemanb9edcb567e2471c9ec37caa50383522b90999cba228491from Volume 01 of Giovanni Battista Piranesi's Opereplain2020-04-10T20:59:21-07:00Internet Archivepiranesi-ia-vol1-037.jpgimageAvery Freemanb9edcb567e2471c9ec37caa50383522b90999cba
12021-03-30T11:16:11-07:00View of the Remains of the Ancient Buildings on the Slopes of the Aventine Along the Road Called the Marmorata5Veduta degli avanzi di antiche fabbriche alle falde dell'Aventino sulla strada detta di Marmorataplain2023-11-14T14:02:28-08:00Title: Veduta degli avanzi di antiche fabbriche alle falde dell’Aventino sulla strada detta di Marmorata. Key: A. Avanzi delle saline antiche. B. Speco del condotto dell’Acqua Appia. C. Fontanella moderna provegnente dal detto speco. D. Salita moderna detta anticamente il Clivo di Publicio. E. Avanzi delle sostruzioni dell’Aventino Signature: Piranesi Archit[etto]. dis[egnò]. inc[ise].Title: View of the remains of the ancient buildings on the slopes of the Aventine along the road called the Marmorata Key: A. Ruins of the ancient salt mines. B. Channel of the Aqueduct of the Acqua Appia. C. Modern small fountain that draws from the aforementioned channel. D. Modern hill, called the Clivus Publicius in ancient times. E. Ruins of the foundations of the Aventine Hill. Signature: Drawn and engraved by the Architect Piranesi.
