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Giovanni Battista Piranesi
The Tomb of Neroc. 1747–49; published 1760–c. 1770

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Etching on cream paper depicting a dense pile of ancient ruins, overturned urns, garlands, and coiling serpents, with crumbling arches and trees receding into a hazy distance

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, The Tomb of Nero, c. 1747–49; published 1760–c. 1770, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Mr. and Mrs. Curtis King, Jr., photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Italy, Mogliano, 1720-1778
Title
The Tomb of Nero
Place Made
Italy
Date Made
c. 1747–49; published 1760–c. 1770
Medium
Etching, engraving, drypoint, and scratching
Dimensions
Sheet: 16 × 22 1/8 in. (40.64 × 56.2 cm) Image: 15 1/4 × 21 1/2 in. (38.74 × 54.61 cm)
Credit Line
Mr. and Mrs. Curtis King, Jr.
Accession Number
M.65.46.2
Classification
Prints
Collecting Area
Prints and Drawings
Selected Bibliography
  • David Tunick, Inc. Italian Prints of the Eighteenth Century, Catalogue Number 11. New York, N.Y.: D. Tunick, 1981.