Art, literature & historyFrontispiece; dedication to Clement XIV, from "Trofeo o sia Magnifica Colonna Coclide..." (The Trophy or Magnificent Spiral Column)
1774–79
- Dating
- Date range
- Medium
- Etching
- Dimensions
- Plate: 19 5/16 x 28 1/8 in. (49 x 71.5 cm) Sheet: 21 1/4 x 29 5/16 in. (54 x 74.5 cm) printed horizontally
- Collection no.
- 41.71.1.14(2)
- Attribution
- By the artist
Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
About this artwork
Frontispiece; dedication to Clement XIV, from "Trofeo o sia Magnifica Colonna Coclide..." (The Trophy or Magnificent Spiral Column) — Giovanni Battista Piranesi. 1774–79.
Medium: Etching. Dimensions: Plate: 19 5/16 x 28 1/8 in. (49 x 71.5 cm) Sheet: 21 1/4 x 29 5/16 in. (54 x 74.5 cm) printed horizontally.
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.