Decorative stucco fragments from a building near the Circus of Caracalla, from "Vasi, candelabri, cippi, sarcofagi, tripodi, lucerne, ed ornamenti antichi disegnati ed incisi dal Cav. Gio. Batt. Piranesi, Vol. I" (Vases, candelabra, grave stones, sarcophagi, tripods, lamps, and ornaments designed and etched by Cavalieri Giovanni Battista Piranesi)
Object type: Print
Department: Drawings and Prints
Portfolio: Vasi, candelabri, cippi, sarcofagi, tripodi, lucerne, ed ornamenti antichi disegnati ed incisi dal Cav. Gio. Batt. Piranesi, Vol. I
Artist: Francesco Piranesi
Artist bio: Italian, Rome 1758–1810 Paris
Artist role: Artist
Artist nationality: Italian
Date: 1778–80
Medium: Etching
Dimensions: Sheet: 21 5/8 x 31 1/2 in. (55 x 80 cm)
Plate: 15 3/16 x 20 11/16 in. (38.5 x 52.5 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit line: Rogers Fund, transferred from the Library
Accession year: 1941