Art, literature & historyPage cxcix Vignette (tailpiece to Italian text): Ancient aqueduct of the Acqua Marcia at the city walls erected by Aurelian..., from Della Magnificenza e d'Architettura de'Romani (On the Grandeur and the Architecture of the Romans by Gio. Battista Piranesi, Fellow of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of London)
1761
- Dating
- Exact year
- Medium
- Etching
- Dimensions
- sheet: 21 5/8 x 15 3/4 in. (55 x 40 cm) plate: 7 1/2 x 11 7/16 in. (19 x 29 cm)
- Collection no.
- 41.71.1.7(8)
- Attribution
- By the artist
Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
About this artwork
Page cxcix Vignette (tailpiece to Italian text): Ancient aqueduct of the Acqua Marcia at the city walls erected by Aurelian..., from Della Magnificenza e d'Architettura de'Romani (On the Grandeur and the Architecture of the Romans by Gio. Battista Piranesi, Fellow of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of London) — Giovanni Battista Piranesi. 1761.
Medium: Etching. Dimensions: sheet: 21 5/8 x 15 3/4 in. (55 x 40 cm) plate: 7 1/2 x 11 7/16 in. (19 x 29 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.