Base of an antique pedestal discovered furing the pontificate of Pope Clement XI, from "Trofeo o sia Magnifica Colonna Coclide..." (The Trophy or Magnificent Spiral Column); Columna Antonina
Object type: Print
Department: Drawings and Prints
Portfolio: Trofeo o sia Magnifica Colonna Coclide di marmo composta di grossi macigni ove si veggono scolpite le due guerre daciche fatte, da Trajano inalzata nel mezzo del Gran Foro eretto al medesimo imperadore per ordine del senato e popolo romano doppo i suoi trionfi; Columna Antonina
Artist: Giovanni Battista Piranesi|Francesco Piranesi
Artist bio: Italian, Mogliano Veneto 1720–1778 Rome|Italian, Rome 1758–1810 Paris
Artist role: Artist|Artist
Artist nationality: Italian|Italian
Date: 1774–79
Medium: Etching
Dimensions: Sheet: 48 1/2 x 32 11/16 in. (123.2 x 83 cm)
Plate: 43 3/8 x 31 11/16 in. (110.2 x 80.5 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit line: Rogers Fund, transferred from the Library
Accession year: 1941