Art, literature & historyPage 1. Vignette [head-piece]; Ram's head and sacrificial instruments, from "Di due spelonche ornate dagli antichi alla Riva del Lago Albano" (Concerning two caves embellished by the ancients on the bank of Lake Albano)
1762
- Dating
- Exact year
- Medium
- Etching
- Dimensions
- Sheet: 21 5/8 x 15 3/4 in. (55 x 40 cm) Plate: 7 11/16 x 11 1/2 in. (19.5 x 29.2 cm)
- Collection no.
- 41.71.1.11(47)
- Attribution
- By the artist
Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
About this artwork
Page 1. Vignette [head-piece]; Ram's head and sacrificial instruments, from "Di due spelonche ornate dagli antichi alla Riva del Lago Albano" (Concerning two caves embellished by the ancients on the bank of Lake Albano) — Giovanni Battista Piranesi. 1762.
Medium: Etching. Dimensions: Sheet: 21 5/8 x 15 3/4 in. (55 x 40 cm) Plate: 7 11/16 x 11 1/2 in. (19.5 x 29.2 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.