Art, literature & historyView of the Ruins of Paestum
1777/1778
- Dating
- Date range
- Held at
- National Gallery of Art
- Medium
- etching [proof before letters]
- Dimensions
- sheet: 49.8 x 70 cm (19 5/8 x 27 9/16 in.)
- Collection no.
- 1974.121.2
- Attribution
- By the artist
Collection: National Gallery of Art
About this artwork
View of the Ruins of Paestum — Giovanni Battista Piranesi. 1777/1778.
Medium: etching [proof before letters].
Dimensions (museum labels retained): sheet: 49.8 x 70 cm (19 5/8 x 27 9/16 in.).
Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington. Accession 1974.121.2. Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund.
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.