#tomb of the plautii

[domusplautii]

The Tomb of the Plautii

When I first started researching and writing about the Plautii, I found this print by Piranesi of their mausoleum near Tivoli - and as I was searching for more art showing better views, I near jumped out of my skin because unbelievably, it's still standing.

I was really lucky to be able to visit in 2019 (on my honeymoon), and while it was covered in scaffolding at the time, it was such a powerful moment. knowing that I was standing where at least some of the people I was writing about had actually stood gave me chills.

What an experience.

The tomb once contained Marcus Plautius Silvanus, his wife Lartia, and their children - Plautia Urgulanilla, Aulus Plautius Urgulanius and Publius Plautius Pulcher.

Notably, his *very* disgraced son, another Marcus Plautius Silvanus, isn't interred here.

The family hailed from nearby (ancient) Trebula Suffenas - modern Ciciliano.

[illustratus]

Roman Campagna with the Tomb of the Plautii Family in Tivoli

by Franz Kaisermann

[hadrian6]

Roman Campagna with the Tomb of the Plautii Family in Tivoli. 19th. century. attributed to Franz Kaisermann. Swiss 1765-1609. watercolor and gouache on paper.         http://hadrian6.tumblr.com

[giovanni-battista-piranesi]

View of the Remains of the Tomb of the Plautii on the Via Tiburtina, near the Ponte Lugano, two miles distant from Tivoli, from Views of Rome, Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1760, Art Institute of Chicago: Prints and Drawings

Clarence Buckingham Collection Size: 460 × 622 mm (image); 463 × 625 mm (plate); 560 × 785 mm (sheet) Medium: Etching on heavy ivory laid paper

https://www.artic.edu/artworks/64600/

[harvard-art-museums-prints]

The Tomb of the Plautii, near the Ponte Lucano, Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 18th century, Harvard Art Museums: Prints

Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Permanent transfer from the Fine Arts Library, Harvard University, Gift of Thomas Palmer, Esq., of Boston, 1772 Size: image: 45.9 × 62.2 cm (18 1/16 × 24 1/2 in.) plate: 46.3 × 62.6 cm (18 1/4 × 24 5/8 in.) sheet: 54.1 × 79.4 cm (21 5/16 × 31 1/4 in.)

https://www.harvardartmuseums.org/collections/object/237144

[giovanni-battista-piranesi]

Tomb of the Plautii, Near the Ponte Lugano, Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1761, Minneapolis Institute of Art: Prints and Drawings

Size: 18 5/16 x 24 13/16 in. (46.51 x 63.02 cm) (plate) 19 11/16 x 26 7/16 in. (50.01 x 67.15 cm) (sheet) Medium: Etching

https://collections.artsmia.org/art/55251/

[giovanni-battista-piranesi]

Tomb of the Plautii, Near the Ponte Lugano, Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1761, Minneapolis Institute of Art: Prints and Drawings

Size: 18 5/16 x 24 13/16 in. (46.51 x 63.02 cm) (plate) 19 11/16 x 26 7/16 in. (50.01 x 67.15 cm) (sheet) Medium: Etching

https://collections.artsmia.org/art/55251/

[giovanni-battista-piranesi]

View of the Remains of the Tomb of the Plautii on the Via Tiburtina, near the Ponte Lugano, two miles distant from Tivoli, from Views of Rome, Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1760, Art Institute of Chicago: Prints and Drawings

Clarence Buckingham Collection Size: 460 x 622 mm (image); 463 x 625 mm (plate); 560 x 785 mm (sheet) Medium: Etching on heavy ivory laid paper

https://www.artic.edu/artworks/64600/

[giovanni-battista-piranesi]

View of the Remains of the Tomb of the Plautii on the Via Tiburtina, near the Ponte Lugano, two miles distant from Tivoli, from Views of Rome, Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1760, Art Institute of Chicago: Prints and Drawings

Clarence Buckingham Collection Size: 460 x 622 mm (image); 463 x 625 mm (plate); 560 x 785 mm (sheet) Medium: Etching on heavy ivory laid paper

https://www.artic.edu/artworks/64600/

[giovanni-battista-piranesi]

View of the Remains of the Tomb of the Plautii on the Via Tiburtina, near the Ponte Lugano, two miles distant from Tivoli, from Views of Rome, Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1760, Art Institute of Chicago: Prints and Drawings

Clarence Buckingham Collection Size: 460 x 622 mm (image); 463 x 625 mm (plate); 560 x 785 mm (sheet) Medium: Etching on heavy ivory laid paper

https://www.artic.edu/artworks/64600/

[giovanni-battista-piranesi]

Tomb of the Plautii, Near the Ponte Lugano, Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1761, Minneapolis Institute of Art: Prints and Drawings

Size: 18 5/16 x 24 13/16 in. (46.51 x 63.02 cm) (plate) 19 11/16 x 26 7/16 in. (50.01 x 67.15 cm) (sheet) Medium: Etching

https://collections.artsmia.org/art/55251/

[giovanni-battista-piranesi]

View of the Remains of the Tomb of the Plautii on the Via Tiburtina, near the Ponte Lugano, two miles distant from Tivoli, from Views of Rome, Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1760, Art Institute of Chicago: Prints and Drawings

Clarence Buckingham Collection Size: 460 x 622 mm (image); 463 x 625 mm (plate); 560 x 785 mm (sheet) Medium: Etching on heavy ivory laid paper

https://www.artic.edu/artworks/64600/

[giovanni-battista-piranesi]

View of the Remains of the Tomb of the Plautii on the Via Tiburtina, near the Ponte Lugano, two miles distant from Tivoli, from Views of Rome, Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1760, Art Institute of Chicago: Prints and Drawings

Clarence Buckingham Collection Size: 460 x 622 mm (image); 463 x 625 mm (plate); 560 x 785 mm (sheet) Medium: Etching on heavy ivory laid paper

https://www.artic.edu/artworks/64600/

[giovanni-battista-piranesi]

Tomb of the Plautii, Near the Ponte Lugano, Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1761, Minneapolis Institute of Art: Prints and Drawings

Size: 18 5/16 x 24 13/16 in. (46.51 x 63.02 cm) (plate) 19 11/16 x 26 7/16 in. (50.01 x 67.15 cm) (sheet) Medium: Etching

https://collections.artsmia.org/art/55251/

[giovanni-battista-piranesi]

The Tomb of the Plautii, near the Ponte Lucano, Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 18th century, Harvard Art Museums: Prints

Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Permanent transfer from the Fine Arts Library, Harvard University, Gift of Thomas Palmer, Esq., of Boston, 1772 Size: image: 45.9 × 62.2 cm (18 1/16 × 24 1/2 in.) plate: 46.3 × 62.6 cm (18 1/4 × 24 5/8 in.) sheet: 54.1 × 79.4 cm (21 5/16 × 31 1/4 in.)

https://www.harvardartmuseums.org/collections/object/237144

[giovanni-battista-piranesi]

Tomb of the Plautii, Near the Ponte Lugano, Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1761, Minneapolis Institute of Art: Prints and Drawings

Size: 18 5/16 x 24 13/16 in. (46.51 x 63.02 cm) (plate) 19 11/16 x 26 7/16 in. (50.01 x 67.15 cm) (sheet) Medium: Etching

https://collections.artsmia.org/art/55251/