Section of column base from the Temple of Fortuna Virilis (Tempio della Fortuna Virile), from the series 'Le Antichità Romane'
Catalogue
- Year
- 1756
- Medium
- Etching
- Dimensions
- Sheet: 20 3/8 x 14 13/16 in. (51.8 x 37.7 cm)
- Collection
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Artist
Painting
Giovanni Battista Piranesi was an Italian classical archaeologist, architect, and artist, famous for his etchings of Rome and of fictitious and atmospheric "prisons". He was the father of Francesco Piranesi, Laura Piranesi and Pietro Piranesi.
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- Collection
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Source
- met
- Reference
- View at source
- Status
- verified