Giovanni Francesco Costa

Fastose Aguglie e Mausolei vetusti (An Obelisk and a Classical Pavilion)

1740s

Dating
Within this decade
Held at
National Gallery of Art
Medium
etching on laid paper
Dimensions
sheet: 32 × 22.2 cm (12 5/8 × 8 3/4 in.) (slightly irregular)
Collection no.
2013.97.4
Attribution
By the artist

Collection: National Gallery of Art

About this artwork

Fastose Aguglie e Mausolei vetusti (An Obelisk and a Classical Pavilion) — Giovanni Francesco Costa. 1740s.

Medium: etching on laid paper.

Dimensions (museum labels retained): sheet: 32 × 22.2 cm (12 5/8 × 8 3/4 in.) (slightly irregular).

Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington. Accession 2013.97.4. 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.

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