Veduta dell' ... Colosseo

1776

Dating: Exact year
Held at: National Gallery of Art
Medium: etching on laid paper
Dimensions: plate: 49.4 x 70.2 cm (19 7/16 x 27 5/8 in.) sheet: 53.9 x 77.4 cm (21 1/4 x 30 1/2 in.)
Collection no.: 1985.61.129
Attribution: By the artist

About this artwork

Veduta dell' ... Colosseo — Giovanni Battista Piranesi. 1776.

Medium: etching on laid paper.

Dimensions (museum labels retained): plate: 49.4 x 70.2 cm (19 7/16 x 27 5/8 in.) sheet: 53.9 x 77.4 cm (21 1/4 x 30 1/2 in.).

Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington. Accession 1985.61.129. Mark J. Millard Architectural Collection, acquired with assistance from The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation.

Museum holding does not establish current display.

Source: National Gallery of Art, CC0 collection metadata, retrieved 9 September 2026.

Location checked Sep 9, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.

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