Title
Veduta del Tempio di Ercole nella Citta di Cora, dieci miglia lontano da Velletri
Artist
Year
1769 /1800
Technique
etching with engraving
Image Size
15 1/8 x 20 5/8" platemark
Signature
"Cavalier Piranesi delin. e inc." engraved in plate, lower left margin
Edition Size
unumbered, from the first Paris edition, state two of four
Annotations
title engraved in image, lower right.
Reference
Hind 91, state ii, page 63; Focillon 784.
Paper
heavy antique-white laid with circular watermark.
State
ii/iv
Publisher
Francesco and Pietro Piranesi
Inventory ID
21872
Price
$1,000.00
Description
The title translates to "View of the Temple of Hercules in the City of Cora, ten miles away from Velletri". This image illustrates: 1. The remaining columns of the Portico, with their capitals. 2. Modern wall 3. The Tiber. 4. Remains from the ancient Saltworks, and others of the Temple of Diana. 5. Monastery of S. Alessio. 6. The Priory of Malta.