Imaginary reconstruction of a royal atrium, from Opere Varie di Architettura, prospettive, grotteschi, antichità; inventate, ed incesa da Giambattista Piranesi Architetto Veneziano (Various Works of architecture, perspective, grotestques, and antiquities; designed and ethed by Giambattista Piranesi, Venetian Architect)
Object type: Print
Department: Drawings and Prints
Portfolio: Opere Varie di Architettura, prospettive, grotteschi, antichità; inventte, ed incise da Giambattista Piranesi Architetto Veneziano
Artist: Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Artist bio: Italian, Mogliano Veneto 1720–1778 Rome
Artist role: Artist
Artist nationality: Italian
Date: printed 1761–99
Medium: Etching
Dimensions: Sheet: 21 5/8 x 15 3/4 in. (55 x 40 cm)
Plate: 7 7/8 x 5 3/16 in. (20 x 13.2 cm) printed horizontally on the sheet
Classification: Prints
Credit line: Rogers Fund, transferred from the Library
Accession year: 1941