View of the Customs House in Piazza di Pietra, which was built within the ruins of the Temple of Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Pius in his Forum (actually the Temple of the Divine Hadrian; today the Roman Stock Exchange), from "Vedute di Roma" (Views of Rome), part I
ca. 1750–78
- Dating
- Approximate date range
- Medium
- Etching; third state of six (Hind)
- Dimensions
- Sheet: 20 1/2 x 29 5/16 in. (52 x 74.5 cm) Plate: 16 5/16 x 24 in. (41.5 x 61 cm)
- Collection no.
- 41.71.1.16(20)
- Attribution
- By the artist
Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
About this artwork
View of the Customs House in Piazza di Pietra, which was built within the ruins of the Temple of Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Pius in his Forum (actually the Temple of the Divine Hadrian; today the Roman Stock Exchange), from "Vedute di Roma" (Views of Rome), part I — Giovanni Battista Piranesi. ca. 1750–78.
Medium: Etching; third state of six (Hind). Dimensions: Sheet: 20 1/2 x 29 5/16 in. (52 x 74.5 cm) Plate: 16 5/16 x 24 in. (41.5 x 61 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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