Temple of Neptune at Pesto [Paestum], seen from the side and drawn on a larger scale than in the first plate, plate 11 from "Différentes vues de quelques Restes de trois grands Edifices qui subsistent encore dans le milieu de l'ancienne Ville de Pesto autrement Posidinia qui est située dans la Lucanie" (Different views of some of the remains of three great edifices that still exist at the center of the ancient city of Pesto, or Posidonia [Paestum], which is situated in Lucania)
Object type: Print
Department: Drawings and Prints
Portfolio: Différentes vues de quelques Restes de trois grands Edifices qui subsistent encore dans le milieu de l'ancienne Ville de Pesto autrement Posidinia qui est située dans la Lucanie
Artist: Giovanni Battista Piranesi|Francesco Piranesi
Artist bio: Italian, Mogliano Veneto 1720–1778 Rome|Italian, Rome 1758–1810 Paris
Artist role: Artist|Artist
Artist nationality: Italian|Italian
Date: 1778
Medium: Etching
Dimensions: Sheet: 20 7/8 x 29 15/16 in. (53 x 76 cm)
Plate: 18 1/8 x 26 3/4 in. (46 x 68 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit line: Rogers Fund, transferred from the Library
Accession year: 1941