Remains of ancient buildings among which stands the sepulchral urn of Marcus Agrippa made entirely of porphyry, which serves today as the Tomb of Clement XII, from Prima Parte di Architettura, e Prospettive (Part one of Architecture and Perspectives), plate 5
Object type: Print
Department: Drawings and Prints
Portfolio: Prima Parte di Architettura, e Prospettive inventate, ed incise da Giambatista Piranesi Architetto Veneziano fra gli Arcadi Salcindio Tiseio
Artist: Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Artist bio: Italian, Mogliano Veneto 1720–1778 Rome
Artist role: Artist
Artist nationality: Italian
Date: printed 1800–1809
Medium: Etching; first state of two (Robison)
Dimensions: Sheet: 21 5/8 x 15 3/4 in. (55 x 40 cm)
Plate: 15 3/16 x 9 13/16 in. (38.5 x 25 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit line: Rogers Fund, transferred from the Library
Accession year: 1941