Base and shaft of Antonine Column with various fragments discovered at Monte Citorio under Clement XI, from "Trofeo o sia Magnifica Colonna Coclide..." (The Trophy or Magnificent Spiral Column); Columna Antonina
Object type: Print
Department: Drawings and Prints
Portfolio: Trofeo o sia Magnifica Colonna Coclide di marmo composta di grossi macigni ove si veggono scolpite le due guerre daciche fatte, da Trajano inalzata nel mezzo del Gran Foro eretto al medesimo imperadore per ordine del senato e popolo romano doppo i suoi trionfi; Columna Antonina
Artist: Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Artist bio: Italian, Mogliano Veneto 1720–1778 Rome
Artist role: Artist
Artist nationality: Italian
Date: 1774–79
Medium: Etching
Dimensions: Sheet: 21 1/4 x 29 5/16 in. (54 x 74.5 cm)
Plate: 19 5/16 x 27 15/16 in. (49 x 71 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit line: Rogers Fund, transferred from the Library
Accession year: 1941