Giovanni Battista Piranesi

Base and shaft of Antonine Column with various fragments discovered at Monte Citorio under Clement XI, from "Trofeo o sia Magnifica Colonna Coclide..." (The Trophy or Magnificent Spiral Column); Columna Antonina

1774–79

Dating
Date range
Held at
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Medium
Etching
Dimensions
Sheet: 21 1/4 x 29 5/16 in. (54 x 74.5 cm) Plate: 19 5/16 x 27 15/16 in. (49 x 71 cm)
Collection no.
41.71.1.14(30)
Attribution
By the artist

Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

About this artwork

Base and shaft of Antonine Column with various fragments discovered at Monte Citorio under Clement XI, from "Trofeo o sia Magnifica Colonna Coclide..." (The Trophy or Magnificent Spiral Column); Columna Antonina — Giovanni Battista Piranesi. 1774–79.

Medium: Etching. Dimensions: Sheet: 21 1/4 x 29 5/16 in. (54 x 74.5 cm) Plate: 19 5/16 x 27 15/16 in. (49 x 71 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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