Parte di ampio magnifico Porto all'uso degli antichi Romani, ove si scuopre l'interno della gran Piazza pel Comercio... (Part of a spacious and magnificent Harbor for the use of the ancient Romans opening onto a large market square...), from "Opere Varie di Archiettura, prospettive, grotteschi, antichità; inventate, ed incise da Giambattista Piranesi Architetto Veneziano" (Various Works of Architecture, perspectives, grotesques, and antiquities; designed and etched by Giambattista Piranesi, Venetian Architect) by Giovanni Battista Piranesi, print, 1744-1755

Parte di ampio magnifico Porto all'uso degli antichi Romani, ove si scuopre l'interno della gran Piazza pel Comercio... (Part of a spacious and magnificent Harbor for the use of the ancient Romans opening onto a large market square...), from "Opere Varie di Archiettura, prospettive, grotteschi, antichità; inventate, ed incise da Giambattista Piranesi Architetto Veneziano" (Various Works of Architecture, perspectives, grotesques, and antiquities; designed and etched by Giambattista Piranesi, Venetian Architect)

Giovanni Battista Piranesi

Year
1744-1755
Medium
Etching, engraving, drypoint; second state of seven (Robison)
Dimensions
Mat: 8 11/16 x 11 in. (22 x 28 cm) Sheet: 19 1/2 x 25 3/16 in. (49.5 x 64 cm) Plate: 15 3/4 x 21 7/16 in. (40 x 54.5 cm)
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art

Cultural & Historical Context

Classification
Print

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