Front view of the column of Marcus Aurelius, from six plates
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 (The Trophy or Magnificent Spiral Column of marble composed of large drums on which are carved the two Dacian Wars of Trajan, raised in the middle of the large Forum, erected in honor of the same Emperor on the order of the Senate and People of Rome after his Triumph)
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 (Maximum, including the wider bottom sheet for the base): 10 ft. 6 in. × 31 1/2 in. (320 × 80 cm)
Sheet (Maximum, excluding the lowest sheet forming the base): 10 ft. 6 in. × 26 in. (320 × 66 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit line: Bequest of Phyllis Massar, 2011
Accession year: 2012