Art, literature & historyHeads found in the tomb of Scipio, from Monumenti degli Scipioni
1785
- Dating
- Exact year
- Medium
- Etching
- Dimensions
- sheet: 21 1/4 x 15 3/8 in. (54 x 39 cm) plate: 5 1/2 x 8 1/16 in. (14 x 20.5 cm)
- Collection no.
- 41.71.1.5(1)
- Attribution
- By the artist
Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
About this artwork
Heads found in the tomb of Scipio, from Monumenti degli Scipioni — Francesco Piranesi. 1785.
Medium: Etching. Dimensions: sheet: 21 1/4 x 15 3/8 in. (54 x 39 cm) plate: 5 1/2 x 8 1/16 in. (14 x 20.5 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.