Marble bas-relief of Hercules and Omphale, from "Vasi, candelabri, cippi, sarcofagi, tripodi, lucerne, ed ornamenti antichi disegnati ed incisi dal Cav. Gio. Batt. Piranesi, Vol. I" (Vases, candelabra, grave stones, sarcophagi, tripods, lamps, and ornaments designed and etched by Cavalieri Giovanni Battista Piranesi)
1786
- Dating
- Exact year
- Medium
- Etching
- Dimensions
- Sheet: 21 5/8 x 31 1/2 in. (55 x 80 cm) Plate: 15 7/16 x 9 13/16 in. (39.2 x 25 cm)
- Collection no.
- 41.71.1.12(35)
- Attribution
- By the artist
Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
About this artwork
Marble bas-relief of Hercules and Omphale, from "Vasi, candelabri, cippi, sarcofagi, tripodi, lucerne, ed ornamenti antichi disegnati ed incisi dal Cav. Gio. Batt. Piranesi, Vol. I" (Vases, candelabra, grave stones, sarcophagi, tripods, lamps, and ornaments designed and etched by Cavalieri Giovanni Battista Piranesi) — Francesco Piranesi. 1786.
Medium: Etching. Dimensions: Sheet: 21 5/8 x 31 1/2 in. (55 x 80 cm) Plate: 15 7/16 x 9 13/16 in. (39.2 x 25 cm).
Collection record: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Museum connection according to this source; current display unverified.
Credit line: Rogers Fund, transferred from the Library.
This is a museum catalogue record, not a current-display assertion.
Source: official collection record. Metadata selected and normalized by Artline from the source export, accessed 10 September 2026; no museum endorsement. Reproduction rights are separate.
Location checked Sep 10, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.
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