Veduta del Tempio di Giove Tonante by Giovanni Battista Piranesi

Etching of Corinthian columns and carved entablature of a ruined temple beside houses, trees and small figures.

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Veduta del Tempio di Giove Tonante, Giovanni Battista Piranesi (1740s-60s), The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Via artnap.com

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This etching shows the surviving Corinthian columns and carved entablature of the Temple of Jupiter Tonans, with fragments of relief decoration above, set against a sky. Beside the ruins stand residential buildings, a tree, and small groups of figures going about daily activity in the foreground. The print is titled Veduta del Tempio di Giove Tonante and is attributed to Giovanni Battista Piranesi, dated 1740s-60s.

Date

1740s-60s

Medium

Engraving

Museum

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

License

CC0