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Etching of a classical marble altar with a columned canopy and carved base, with a circular zodiac pattern and printed Latin text below.

A marble altar to Apollo. Etching by G.B. Piranesi, ca. 1770.

An engraved architectural plate shows a tall marble altar with a columned canopy, a seated figure of Apollo-like form on a central pedestal, and carved reliefs on its base. Below, a circular zodiac ceiling pattern and two blocks of Latin inscription appear on the sheet.

Artist
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Date
[between 1768 and 1778]
Medium
Etchings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
2976 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1778.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection

Español: Altar de mármol a Apolo, grabado de Piranesi

Una lámina arquitectónica grabada muestra un alto altar de mármol con un dosel sostenido por columnas, una figura de aspecto apolíneo sobre un pedestal central y relieves tallados en la base. Debajo aparecen un patrón circular con signos del zodiaco y dos bloques de texto en latín.

Português: Altar de mármore a Apolo, gravura de Piranesi

Uma prancha arquitetônica gravada mostra um alto altar de mármore com dossel sustentado por colunas, uma figura de aspecto apolíneo sobre um pedestal central e relevos esculpidos na base. Abaixo aparecem um padrão circular com signos do zodíaco e dois blocos de texto em latim.

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