Part of a spacious and magnificent Harbor for the use of the ancient Romans opening onto a large market square...[Partly inspired by the Colosseum, Rome], 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 ca. 1761–80
Medium: Etching; fourth state of eight (Robison)
Dimensions: Sheet: 21 5/8 x 31 1/2 in. (55 x 80 cm)
Plate: 17 5/16 x 21 5/8 in. (44 x 55 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit line: Rogers Fund, transferred from the Library
Accession year: 1941