Room found in 1758 among the ruins of an ancient villa on the Appian Way at Frattochie, near Albano, from which the ancient manner of heating and cooling rooms was discovered [sectional diagram], tavola 26 b from "Antichità d'Albano e di Castel Gandolfo Descritte ed incise da Giovambatista Piranesi" (Antiquities of Albano and of Castel Gandolfo described and etched by Giovambattista Piranesi)
Object type: Print
Department: Drawings and Prints
Portfolio: Antichità d'Albano e di Castel Gandolfo Descritte ed incise da Giovambatista Piranesi
Artist: Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Artist bio: Italian, Mogliano Veneto 1720–1778 Rome
Artist role: Artist
Artist nationality: Italian
Date: 1764–70
Medium: Etching
Dimensions: Sheet: 21 5/8 x 15 3/4 in. (55 x 40 cm)
Plate: 6 1/8 x 8 7/16 in. (15.5 x 21.5 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit line: Rogers Fund, transferred from the Library
Accession year: 1941