Giovanni Battista Piranesi

Ruins of an ancient tomb in the form of a septizonium [ornamental colonnaded building] on the Appian Way near the villa of Pompey the Great, now outside Albano to the west..., from Antichità d'Albano e di Castel Gandolfo Descritte ed incise da Giovambatista Piranesi (Antiquities of Albano and of Castel Gandolfo described and etched by Giovambattista Piranesi), tavola 4

1764–70

Dating
Date range
Held at
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Medium
Etching
Dimensions
Sheet: 21 5/8 x 31 1/2 in. (55 x 80 cm) Plate: 16 5/16 x 22 1/4 in. (41.5 x 56.5 cm)
Collection no.
41.71.1.11(7)
Attribution
By the artist

Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

About this artwork

Ruins of an ancient tomb in the form of a septizonium [ornamental colonnaded building] on the Appian Way near the villa of Pompey the Great, now outside Albano to the west..., from Antichità d'Albano e di Castel Gandolfo Descritte ed incise da Giovambatista Piranesi (Antiquities of Albano and of Castel Gandolfo described and etched by Giovambattista Piranesi), tavola 4 — Giovanni Battista Piranesi. 1764–70.

Medium: Etching. Dimensions: Sheet: 21 5/8 x 31 1/2 in. (55 x 80 cm) Plate: 16 5/16 x 22 1/4 in. (41.5 x 56.5 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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