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Sketch of Hadrianic Medallion of the Sacrifice to Diana from the Arch of Constantine. Verso: Standing Figure of a Dacian from the Arch of Constantine

Workshop of Giovanni Battista Piranesi
1720-1778

Sketch of Hadrianic Medallion of the Sacrifice to Diana from the Arch of Constantine. Verso: Standing Figure of a Dacian from the Arch of Constantine

4 1/4 x 5 3/16 inches (110 x 132 mm)
Graphite, over traces of red chalk, on paper.
1966.11:131

Bequest of Junius S. Morgan and gift of Henry S. Morgan.

Inscriptions/Markings
Numbered at lower right, in graphite, "42".
Associated names
Morgan, Jane Norton, 1868-1925, former owner.
Morgan, Junius Spencer, 1892-1960, former owner.
Morgan, Henry S. (Henry Sturgis), 1900-1982, former owner.
Bibliography
Stampfle, Felice. Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Drawings in the Pierpont Morgan Library. New York : Dover, 1978, no. 131, repr.
Classification
Century Drawings
School
Department