Giovanni Battista Piranesi (Italian, 1720-1778) published by Francesco (Italian, 1758-1810) and Pietro Piranesi (Italian, born 1758/9)

Ruins of the Xystus [a long open portico used for athletic exercises], the central hall of the Antonine Baths [The Baths of Caracalla], from Views of Rome

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Giovanni Battista Piranesi (Italian, 1720-1778) published by Francesco (Italian, 1758-1810) and Pietro Piranesi (Italian, born 1758/9)1765, published 1800–07

Ruins of the Xystus [a long open portico used for athletic exercises], the central hall of the Antonine Baths [The Baths of Caracalla], from Views of Rome

Giovanni Battista Piranesi (Italian, 1720-1778) published by Francesco (Italian, 1758-1810) and Pietro Piranesi (Italian, born 1758/9) →

etchingprint

Date

1765, published 1800–07

Medium

Etching on heavy ivory laid paper

Dimensions

Image: 42.6 × 65.1 cm (16 13/16 × 25 11/16 in.); Plate: 43.2 × 65.6 cm (17 1/16 × 25 7/8 in.); Sheet: 55.7 × 78.4 cm (21 15/16 × 30 7/8 in.)

Museum

Art Institute of Chicago

Location

Chicago, IL

Credit

Clarence Buckingham Collection

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