Veduta della Facciata di dietro della Basilica di S. Maria Maggiore

1756/1757

Dating: Date range
Held at: National Gallery of Art
Medium: etching on laid paper
Dimensions: plate: 40.3 x 61.4 cm (15 7/8 x 24 3/16 in.) sheet: 53 x 75.2 cm (20 7/8 x 29 5/8 in.)
Collection no.: 1985.61.10
Attribution: By the artist

About this artwork

Veduta della Facciata di dietro della Basilica di S. Maria Maggiore — Giovanni Battista Piranesi. 1756/1757.

Medium: etching on laid paper.

Dimensions (museum labels retained): plate: 40.3 x 61.4 cm (15 7/8 x 24 3/16 in.) sheet: 53 x 75.2 cm (20 7/8 x 29 5/8 in.).

Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington. Accession 1985.61.10. Mark J. Millard Architectural Collection, acquired with assistance from The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation.

Museum holding does not establish current display.

Source: National Gallery of Art, CC0 collection metadata, retrieved 9 September 2026.

Location checked Sep 9, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.

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