Vedute Di Roma: S. Paolo Fuori Le Mura
Artist
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
(Italian, 1720-1778)
CultureItalian
Dateca. 1748
MediumEtching
DimensionsOverall, Frame: 26 x 34 in. (66 x 86.4 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mark A. Clark in Honor of the Marriage of Catherine and John Wass
Object number97.36.3
Not on view
DescriptionThis image depicts a highly stylized building facade with high relief sculptures on the entablature, and a series of arches with recessed windows, and and arcade of columns. People are strolling along the arcade which lead down a path to a gate. There is a square tower in the background.
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
1761