Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Italian, 1720-1778
The Theater of Marcellus, from Views of Rome
INV-4806
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Italian, 1720-17781750/59
The Theater of Marcellus, from Views of Rome
Giovanni Battista Piranesi Italian, 1720-1778 →etchingprint
Date
1750/59
Medium
Etching on heavy ivory laid paper
Dimensions
Image: 38.6 × 54.3 cm (15 1/4 × 21 7/16 in.); Plate: 40.5 × 55 cm (16 × 21 11/16 in.); Sheet: 56 × 71.8 cm (22 1/16 × 28 5/16 in.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Location
Chicago, IL
Credit
The Charles Deering Collection
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