Plate 3: 'Ancient mausoleum erected for the ashes of a Roman emperor' (Mausoleo antico eretto per le ceneri d'un imperadore romano), from the series 'Part one of architecture and perspectives: drawn and etched by Gio. Batt'a Piranesi, Venetian Architect: dedicated to Nicola Giobbe' (Prima parte di Architetture, e prospettive inventate, ed incise da Gio. Batt'a Piranesi Architetto Veneziano dedicate al Sig. Nicola Giobbe)
Object type: Print
Department: Drawings and Prints
Artist: Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Artist bio: Italian, Mogliano Veneto 1720–1778 Rome
Artist role: Artist
Artist nationality: Italian
Date: 1743
Medium: Etching
Dimensions: Sheet: 15 5/16 x 10 1/8 in. (38.9 x 25.7 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit line: Bequest of Phyllis Massar, 2011
Accession year: 2012
Tags: Architecture|Buildings