Giovanni Battista Piranesi

View of two churches, one called S. Maria di Loreto, the other The Name of Mary, near Trajan's Colum; the ascent to the Quirinal, from "Vedute di Roma" (Views of Rome), part I

ca. 1750–78

Dating
Approximate date range
Held at
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Medium
Etching; second state of four (Hind)
Dimensions
Sheet: 20 1/2 x 29 5/16 in. (52 x 74.5 cm) Plate: 16 15/16 x 27 1/16 in. (43 x 68.8 cm)
Collection no.
41.71.1.16(24)
Attribution
By the artist

Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

About this artwork

View of two churches, one called S. Maria di Loreto, the other The Name of Mary, near Trajan's Colum; the ascent to the Quirinal, from "Vedute di Roma" (Views of Rome), part I — Giovanni Battista Piranesi. ca. 1750–78.

Medium: Etching; second state of four (Hind). Dimensions: Sheet: 20 1/2 x 29 5/16 in. (52 x 74.5 cm) Plate: 16 15/16 x 27 1/16 in. (43 x 68.8 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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