17 February 1778 Tuesday
Vases, Candelabra, Grave Stones, Sarcophagi. Tripods, Lamps and Ancient Ornaments volume I
To Signor Cavalier Giovanni Cuthbert lover of the fine arts.
In deed of respect the Cavalier Gio. Batt(ist)a Piranesi D. D. D.
Ancient marble vase of great size, which is particular for the elegance of its handles, which form all the main ornament of it, and can be seen in the courtyard of the Monastery of S. Cecilia in Trastevere.
Cavalier Piranesi del ed inc.
17 February 1783
King Gustav III appoints Francesco Piranesi as an art agent. [28 March 1783 and 4 April 1783 are also on record as having been the date of Francesco's appointment as art agent to the Swedish king.]
17 February 1812 Monday
Morning thick clouds, winds NEerly. Therm. 32° rose but little. Employed principally in reading Clark's[?] Travels in Russia etc., an interesting work. John Bouchen[?] came this evening.
17 February 2016
House for Otto 7
House for Otto 6
17 February 2019
Mary Boone's 180 hours of community service hour 1
Mary Boone's 180 hours of community service hour 4
17 February 2021
17 February 2023 Friday
Ichnographia Campus Martius Tab VII second state
Raccolta de' tempj antichi Parti I
View of the entrance and peristyle of the Temple of Vesta called volgarm. of the Sibyl in Tivoli
A Modern repair in the recess of the door steps; made by order of Our Lord Pope Pius VI. B Cyma of the base interrupted by steps of the court, or stairway, which ascended to the level of the peristyle. C Recessed Lithostratus, or marble floor. D Strada di Quintiliolo, which leads to the Cascatelle. And Monte Catillo. F Ancient constructions, which invest the Mount
Fr. Piranesi drew and engraved 1780
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