Monumenti di Fabbriche antiche estratti dai disegni dei piu celebri autori da Gia. Battista Cipriani Sanese, Rome 1796
The book comprises numerous engravings of many of the monuments of ancient Rome. Plate I in volume I identifies Cipriani as the designer and the engraver of the plates but it is unlikely he made them all. Volume I = 1796, Volume II = 1799; Volume III 1803.
Artwork Details
- Title: Monumenti di Fabbriche antiche estratti dai disegni dei piu celebri autori da Gia. Battista Cipriani Sanese, Rome 1796
- Artist: Engraved by Giovanni Battista Cipriani (Italian, Florence 1727–1785 Hammersmith (active London))
- Designer: Giovanni Battista Cipriani (Italian, Florence 1727–1785 Hammersmith (active London))
- Date: 1796–1803
- Medium: Book, three volumes with engraved illustrations
- Dimensions: Overall: 10 13/16 × 8 7/16 in. (27.4 × 21.5 cm)
- Classification: Books
- Credit Line: Gift of Miss Sophie T. Cambia, 1968
- Object Number: 68.654(1–3)
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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