Antiquités de la Grande Grèce, Aujourd'hui Royaume de Naples, Gravées par Francois Piranesi, Membre de l'Academie de Stockolm, Ancien Ministre de Suede, et Chevalier de l'Etoile Poliare et de Leperon / Premiere Volume, Contenant les Usages civils, militaires et religieux [...]

Various artists/makers

1807

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Title: Antiquités de la Grande Grèce, Aujourd'hui Royaume de Naples, Gravées par Francois Piranesi, Membre de l'Academie de Stockolm, Ancien Ministre de Suede, et Chevalier de l'Etoile Poliare et de Leperon / Premiere Volume, Contenant les Usages civils, militaires et religieux [...]
Series/Portfolio: Antiquités de la Grande Grèce, Aujourd'hui Royaume de Naples, Gravées par Francois Piranesi, Membre de l'Academie de Stockolm, Ancien Ministre de Suede, et Chevalier de l'Etoile Poliare et de Leperon / Premiere Volume, Contenant les Usages civils, militaires et religieux [...]
Artist: Francesco Piranesi (Italian, Rome 1758–1810 Paris)
Artist: After Giovanni Battista Piranesi (Italian, Mogliano Veneto 1720–1778 Rome)
Artist: After Tommaso Piroli (Italian, Rome 1752–1824 Rome)
Publisher: Pierre-Francois-Jean-Baptiste Leblanc (French, active ca. 1800–1825)
Date: 1807
Medium: Etching
Dimensions: Overall: 22 1/8 x 17 1/8 x 1 in. (56.2 x 43.5 x 2.5 cm)
Classifications: Albums, Prints
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, transferred from the Library
Object Number: 41.71.1.26
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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Helmet and leg armor of bronze for gladiators; the bas-reliefs of the helmet represent Rome triumphant in the midst of vanquished enemies and captives; the ones of the leg armor represent spectacles, from "Antiquités de la Grande Grèce, [...] Contenant les Usages civils, militaires et religieux" [...] (Antiquities of the Great Greece [...] Containing the civic, military and religious wares), volume 1, plate 2

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