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Plan and cutaway of the Hypogeum of the Scipioni, from Monumenti degli Scipioni (Monuments of the Scipios), tavola 1

Series/Portfolio:
Monumenti degli Scipioni
Artist:
Francesco Piranesi (Italian, Rome 1758–1810 Paris)
Published in:
Rome
Date:
1785
Medium:
Etching
Dimensions:
sheet: 21 1/4 x 15 3/8 in. (54 x 39 cm)
plate: 17 11/16 x 12 1/8 in. (45 x 30.8 cm)
Classification:
Prints
Credit Line:
Rogers Fund, Transferred from the Library, 1941
Accession Number:
41.71.1.5(2)
Not on view
Inscription: At upper right: Tav. I.
At lower left: Cav. Francesco Piranesi f.
At bottom center: Pianta e spaccati dell'Ipogeo degli Scipioni

Marking: On verso at center: The Metropolitan Museum of Art stamp
Graesse 303; Hind 89

Timelines
Rome and Southern Italy, 1600-1800 A.D.

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