Title:
Ancient Roman forum surrounded by porticoes, with loggias, some of which communicate with the Imperial Palace and others with the prisons..., plate 14 from "Prima Parte di Architettura, e Prospettive" (Part one of Architecture and Perspectives)
Series/Portfolio:
Prima Parte di Architettura, e Prospettive inventate, ed incise da Giambatista Piranesi Architetto Veneziano fra gli Arcadi Salcindio Tiseio
Artist:
Giovanni Battista Piranesi (Italian, Mogliano Veneto 1720–1778 Rome)
Date:
printed 1800–09
Medium:
Etching; sixth state of seven (Robison)
Dimensions:
Sheet: 21 5/8 x 15 3/4 in. (55 x 40 cm)
Plate: 10 1/4 x 14 3/16 in. (26 x 36 cm) printed horizontally on the sheet
Classification:
Prints
Credit Line:
Rogers Fund, transferred from the Library
Object Number:
41.71.1.8(15)