id:			147901
accession number:	1974.255
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1974.255
updated:		2025-03-07 12:09:34.375000

Grotteschi: The Tomb of Nero, 1747–48. Giovanni Battista Piranesi (Italian, 1720–1778), published by Giovanni Bouchard (Italian, 1700-1850). Etching with engraving and drypoint; image and plate: 39.1 x 55.3 cm (15 3/8 x 21 3/4 in.); sheet: 52.9 x 76.8 cm (20 13/16 x 30 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Mr. and Mrs. Charles G. Prasse Collection, 1974.255

title:				The Tomb of Nero
title in original language:	
series:				Grotteschi
series in original language:	
creation date:			1747–48
creation date earliest:		1747
creation date latest:		1748
current location:		
creditline:			Mr. and Mrs. Charles G. Prasse Collection
copyright:			

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culture:	Italy, 18th century
technique:	etching with engraving and drypoint
department:	Prints
collection:	PR - Etching
type:		Print
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catalogue raisonne: Focillon 22 ; Robison 23 ; Wilton-Ely 23

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CREATORS

* Giovanni Battista Piranesi (Italian, 1720–1778)  - artist

* Giovanni Bouchard (Italian, 1700-1850)  - publisher
Italian publisher and printer, 18th century
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measurements: Image and Plate: 39.1 x 55.3 cm (15 3/8 x 21 3/4 in.); Sheet: 52.9 x 76.8 cm (20 13/16 x 30 1/4 in.)
state of the work:	I/II
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inscriptions:

	inscription:	Lower left, in plate: Piranesi invento; et incise
	translation:	
	remark:		

	inscription:	lower right, in plate: Apo. Piranesi dir impetto l'Accademia di Francia in Roma
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	remark:		

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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Year in Review: 1974
	opening date:   1975-03-11T04:00:00
	<i>Year in Review: 1974</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (March 11-April 6, 1975).

	title:		Generous Donors: A Tribute to The Print Club of Cleveland
	opening date:   1991-04-02T05:00:00
	<i>Generous Donors: A Tribute to The Print Club of Cleveland</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (April 2-August 4, 1991).

	title:		Imagination in the Age of Reason
	opening date:   2024-09-28T04:00:00
	<i>Imagination in the Age of Reason</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (September 28, 2024-March 2, 2025).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	Leona E. Prasse [1896–1984], Rocky River, OH, given to The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: ?–1975
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: February 7, 1975–
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