Giovanni Battista Piranesi

Various architectural details including fragments relating to the Temple of Vesta, Rome, from Della Magnificenza e d'Architettura de'Romani (On the Grandeur and the Architecture of the Romans by Gio. Battista Piranesi, Fellow of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of London), tab. 38

1761

Dating
Exact year
Held at
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Medium
Etching
Dimensions
sheet: 21 5/8 x 31 1/2 in. (55 x 80 cm) plate: 17 1/8 x 27 3/8 in. (43.5 x 69.5 cm)
Collection no.
41.71.1.7(46)
Attribution
By the artist

Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

About this artwork

Various architectural details including fragments relating to the Temple of Vesta, Rome, from Della Magnificenza e d'Architettura de'Romani (On the Grandeur and the Architecture of the Romans by Gio. Battista Piranesi, Fellow of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of London), tab. 38 — Giovanni Battista Piranesi. 1761.

Medium: Etching. Dimensions: sheet: 21 5/8 x 31 1/2 in. (55 x 80 cm) plate: 17 1/8 x 27 3/8 in. (43.5 x 69.5 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.

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