Illustrations of the Emissarium of Lake Albano [Fig. I. Section of the inlet structure; Figs. II-VII. Diagrams reconstructing access to tunnel excavations; Figs. VIII- X. Elevation, section and view of outlet end of tunnel], tavola 3 from "Descrizione e Disegno dell'Emissario del Lago Albano di Gio Battista Piranesi" (Description and Design of the Emissarium of Lake Albano by Gio. Battista Piranesi)
1762
- Dating
- Exact year
- Medium
- Etching
- Dimensions
- Sheet: 21 5/8 x 38 3/16 in. (55 x 97 cm) Plate: 16 5/16 x 35 9/16 in. (41.5 x 90.3 cm)
- Collection no.
- 41.71.1.11(40)
- Attribution
- By the artist
Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
About this artwork
Illustrations of the Emissarium of Lake Albano [Fig. I. Section of the inlet structure; Figs. II-VII. Diagrams reconstructing access to tunnel excavations; Figs. VIII- X. Elevation, section and view of outlet end of tunnel], tavola 3 from "Descrizione e Disegno dell'Emissario del Lago Albano di Gio Battista Piranesi" (Description and Design of the Emissarium of Lake Albano by Gio. Battista Piranesi) — Giovanni Battista Piranesi. 1762.
Medium: Etching. Dimensions: Sheet: 21 5/8 x 38 3/16 in. (55 x 97 cm) Plate: 16 5/16 x 35 9/16 in. (41.5 x 90.3 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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