Vase decorated with a Bacchanalian frieze, from "Vasi, candelabri, cippi, sarcofagi, tripodi, lucerne, ed ornamenti antichi disegnati ed incisi dal Cav. Gio. Batt. Piranesi, Vol. II" (Vases, candelabra, grave stones, sarcophagi, tripods, lamps, and ornaments designed and etched by Cavalieri Giovanni Battista Piranesi)

1778–80

Dating: Date range
Held at: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Medium: Etching
Dimensions: Plate: 20 11/16 x 15 3/16 in. (52.5 x 38.5 cm) Sheet: 20 1/2 x 15 3/16 in. (52 x 38.5 cm) printed horizontally
Collection no.: 41.71.1.13(40)
Attribution: By the artist
Image rights: CC0 1.0License details

Giovanni Battista Piranesi. Vase decorated with a Bacchanalian frieze, from "Vasi, candelabri, cippi, sarcofagi, tripodi, lucerne, ed ornamenti antichi disegnati ed incisi dal Cav. Gio. Batt. Piranesi, Vol. II" (Vases, candelabra, grave stones, sarcophagi, tripods, lamps, and ornaments designed and etched by Cavalieri Giovanni Battista Piranesi). Giovanni Battista Piranesi; The Metropolitan Museum of Art; Rogers Fund, transferred from the Library. CC0 1.0 (https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/). Full-frame proportional resize and JPEG compression.

Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Vase decorated with a Bacchanalian frieze, from "Vasi, candelabri, cippi, sarcofagi, tripodi, lucerne, ed ornamenti antichi disegnati ed incisi dal Cav. Gio. Batt. Piranesi, Vol. II" (Vases, candelabra, grave stones, sarcophagi, tripods, lamps, and ornaments designed and etched by Cavalieri Giovanni Battista Piranesi) — Giovanni Battista Piranesi. 1778–80.

Medium: Etching. Dimensions: Plate: 20 11/16 x 15 3/16 in. (52.5 x 38.5 cm) Sheet: 20 1/2 x 15 3/16 in. (52 x 38.5 cm) printed horizontally.

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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