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Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Courtyard Surrounded by Porticoescirca 1743

Not on view
Engraving on cream paper of a grand palace courtyard with colonnaded wings, central arcade, and tiny cloaked figures; Italian inscription below

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Courtyard Surrounded by Porticoes, circa 1743, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Purchased with funds provided by Patricia and Michael Forman, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Title
Courtyard Surrounded by Porticoes
Place Made
Italy
Date Made
circa 1743
Medium
Etching with engraving and drypoint
Dimensions
Sheet: 13 1/2 × 18 in. (34.29 × 45.72 cm) Image: 9 1/8 × 13 3/4 in. (23.18 × 34.93 cm)
Credit Line
Purchased with funds provided by Patricia and Michael Forman
Accession Number
AC1995.54.1.13
Classification
Prints
Collecting Area
Prints and Drawings