Giovanni Battista Piranesi

Drawing of the remains of an ancient pool and its reservoirs...[with sections and details of construction], 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 15

1764–70

Dating
Date range
Held at
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Medium
Etching
Dimensions
Sheet: 21 5/8 x 15 3/4 in. (55 x 40 cm) Plate: 6 7/8 x 15 15/16 in. (17.5 x 40.5 cm) printed horizontally on the sheet
Collection no.
41.71.1.11(19)
Attribution
By the artist

Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

About this artwork

Drawing of the remains of an ancient pool and its reservoirs...[with sections and details of construction], 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 15 — Giovanni Battista Piranesi. 1764–70.

Medium: Etching. Dimensions: Sheet: 21 5/8 x 15 3/4 in. (55 x 40 cm) Plate: 6 7/8 x 15 15/16 in. (17.5 x 40.5 cm) printed horizontally on the sheet.

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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