Cross-sections of the wooden system, which supports the painted canvases of the curtain, tavola 8 from "Il Teatro d'Ercolano" (The Theater at Herculaneum)

Cross-sections of the wooden system, which supports the painted canvases of the curtain, tavola 8 from "Il Teatro d'Ercolano" (The Theater at Herculaneum) — Francesco Piranesi. 1783.

Medium: Etching. Dimensions: Sheet: 21 7/16 x 30 1/2 in. (54.5 x 77.5 cm) Plate: 15 3/16 x 20 7/8 in. (38.5 x 53 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.