Giovanni Battista Piranesi

View of the octagonal Temple of Minerva Medica, from "Vedute di Roma" (Roman Views), part II

ca. 1750–78

Dating
Approximate date range
Held at
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Medium
Etching; second state of four (Hind)
Dimensions
Sheet: 20 1/16 x 28 15/16 in. (51 x 73.5 cm) Plate: 18 5/16 x 27 7/8 in. (46.5 x 70.8 cm)
Collection no.
41.71.1.17(63)
Attribution
By the artist

Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

About this artwork

View of the octagonal Temple of Minerva Medica, from "Vedute di Roma" (Roman Views), part II — Giovanni Battista Piranesi. ca. 1750–78.

Medium: Etching; second state of four (Hind). Dimensions: Sheet: 20 1/16 x 28 15/16 in. (51 x 73.5 cm) Plate: 18 5/16 x 27 7/8 in. (46.5 x 70.8 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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