Roman ruins with the horse tamers (Dioscuri) on the Quirinal Hill, plate 36 from "Discorsi Sopra L’Antichita di Roma"

Giovanni Battista Pittoni the Elder Italian

1730–60

Not on view

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Title: Roman ruins with the horse tamers (Dioscuri) on the Quirinal Hill, plate 36 from "Discorsi Sopra L’Antichita di Roma"
Series/Portfolio: Discorsi Sopra L’Antichita di Roma
Artist: Giovanni Battista Pittoni the Elder (Italian, Vicenza ca. 1520–ca. 1583 Venice (?))
Date: 1730–60
Medium: Etching
Dimensions: plate: 8 9/16 x 13 1/16 in. (21.8 x 33.1 cm)
sheet: 9 3/8 x 14 15/16 in. (23.8 x 38 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Bequest of Herbert Mitchell, 2008
Object Number: 2018.839.175
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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