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Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Part of a spacious and magnificent Harbor for the use of the ancient Romans opening onto a large market square...1761-mid 1780s

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Etching of an imaginary ancient Roman architectural scene with massive arches, a spiral column, triumphal arch, and tiny human figures amid ruins and debris, with dense cross-hatched shading

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Part of a spacious and magnificent Harbor for the use of the ancient Romans opening onto a large market square..., 1761-mid 1780s, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Graphic Arts Council Curatorial Discretionary Fund, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Title
Part of a spacious and magnificent Harbor for the use of the ancient Romans opening onto a large market square...
Place Made
Italy
Date Made
1761-mid 1780s
Medium
Etching, engraving and drypoint
Dimensions
17 1/4 x 21 3/8 in. (43.82 x 54.29 cm)
Credit Line
Graphic Arts Council Curatorial Discretionary Fund
Accession Number
M.91.141
Classification
Prints
Collecting Area
Prints and Drawings