Ruins of the Xystus (a long open portico used for athletic exercises), the central hall of the Antonine Baths (The Baths of Caracalla)(Rovine del Sisto, o sia della gran sala delle Terme Antoniniane)

ca. 1765

Dating: Approximate date range
Held at: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Medium: Etching
Collection no.: 59.570.418
Attribution: By the artist

Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

About this artwork

Ruins of the Xystus (a long open portico used for athletic exercises), the central hall of the Antonine Baths (The Baths of Caracalla)(Rovine del Sisto, o sia della gran sala delle Terme Antoniniane) — Giovanni Battista Piranesi. ca. 1765.

Medium: Etching. Dimensions: .

Collection record: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Museum connection according to this source; current display unverified.

Credit line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1959.

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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