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Etching of a ruined thatched cottage beside trees, with a figure and dog crossing a small wooden bridge at right.

The Little Bridge (Le Petit Pont)

Jacob van Ruisdael, 17th century

Etched frontispiece with a title cartouche, draped curtain, scrollwork, medallions, and a small classical ruin in the backgro

Frontispiece to "Roman Antiquities outside Rome drawn and etched by Giambat'ta Piranesi, Venetian Architect Part Two"…

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, ca. 1748

Etching of Roman ruins with Corinthian columns, a stone arch, and small figures beneath, by Piranesi.

Plate 15: Forum of Augustus (Foro di Augusto), from "Antichità Romane de' Tempi della Repubblica, e de' primi Imperat…

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, ca. 1748

Etching of the Ponte Rotto bridge over the Tiber with a round temple, bell tower, and ancient ruins on the hill beyond.

Plate 14: Senatorial Bridge, today called the Ponte Rotto (Broken Bridge). 1. Temple of Vesta. 2. Temple of Fortuna V…

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, ca. 1748

Etching of the Arch of Septimius Severus in Rome with ruined temple columns at left and a stepped hill at right.

Plate 13: Arch of Settimius Severus 1. Temple of Concord. 2. Ascent to the Capitoline Hill (Arco di Settimio Severo.…

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, ca. 1748

Etching of the Colosseum in Rome with rows of arches, the Arch of Constantine at right, and figures in the foreground.

Plate 12: Flavian Amphitheater, called the Colosseum. 1. Arch of Constantine. 2. Palatine Hill. (Anfiteatro Flavio de…

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, ca. 1748

Etching of overgrown Roman ruins with a large arched portico, tiered windows and a relief-decorated arch at left.

Plate 11: Temple of Janus (Tempio di Giano), from "Antichità Romane de' Tempi della Repubblica, e de' primi Imperatori"

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, ca. 1748

Etching of three tall Corinthian columns of a Roman temple ruin, with a church facade at left and grazing cattle in the foreg

Plate 10: Ruins of the Temple of Jupiter Stator (Jupiter the Supporter). 1. Temple of Antoninus and Faustina. 2. Temp…

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, ca. 1748

Etching of the Arch of Constantine in Rome framed by overhanging trees, with reliefs, columns and statues visible.

Plate 9: Arch of Constantine in Rome (Arco di Costantino in Roma), from "Antichità Romane de' Tempi della Repubblica,…

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, ca. 1748

Etching of a ruined Roman arch overgrown with plants, with small figures beneath it and an inscribed tablet at left.

Plate 8: Arch of Drusus at the Porta S. Sebastiano in Rome (Arco di Druso alla Porta di Sebastiano in Roma), from "An…

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, ca. 1748

Pen and ink drawing of a flower bouquet with wheat stalks rising from an ornately patterned footed vase.

Flowers in a vase

Erasmus Hornick, 16th century

Engraving of the Holy Family seated on steps with two children, an elderly woman, a bearded man, fruit baskets and classical

Holy Family on the Steps

Claudine Bouzonnet Stella, 1668

Watercolor drawing of a brown and grey songbird perched on a curved branch with exposed roots, labeled Castrica Passerina.

Castrica Passerina

Vincenzo Leonardi

Etching of ruined Corinthian columns and an entablature of a Roman temple, with figures and an inscribed stone in the foregro

Plate 7: Temple of Jupiter Tonans (Jupiter the Thunderer). 1. Temple of Concord. (Tempio di Giove Tonans. 1. Tempio d…

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, ca. 1748

Etching of ruined Roman columns and carved entablature of the Forum of Nerva, overgrown with plants, with figures in the stre

Plate 1: Part of the Forum of Nerva (Parte del Foro di Nerva), from "Antichità Romane de' Tempi della Repubblica, e d…

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, ca. 1748

Etched plate of Roman inscriptions framed by ornate scrolls and foliage, with a small carved portrait relief at left.

Plate 3: Inscriptions on Antiquities outside Rome with Index of Plates, from "Antichità Romane de' Tempi della Repubb…

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, ca. 1748

Etching of the Arch of Titus in Rome with ivy-covered piers, inscription panel, and distant Roman ruins, by Piranesi.

Plate 6: 1. Arch of Titus. 2. Villa Farnese. 3. Columns of the Temple of Jupiter Stator (the Supporter). 4. Arch of S…

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, ca. 1748

Etching of a multi-arched Roman stone bridge over a river, with small boats and figures on the bank and a distant town.

Plate 16: The Bridge at Rimini built by the Emperors Augustus and Tiberius (Ponte di Rimino fabbricato da Augusto e d…

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, ca. 1748

Title page from "Roman Antiquity of the Time of the Republic and the First Emperors" (Antichità Romane de' Tempi dell…

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, ca. 1748

Etching of the Arch of Septimius Severus in Rome with ruined temple columns and figures in the foreground under cloudy sky.

The Arch of Septimius Severus (Arco di Severo, e Caracalla)

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, ca. 1756

Etching of ruined Corinthian columns and crumbling brick arches of Roman ruins overgrown with trees and vegetation.

Remains of the Temple of Castor and Pollux . . . (Avanzo del Tempio di Castore e Polluce . . .)

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 18th century

Etching of ruined Corinthian columns and walls of the Temple of Cybele with small figures among the stones.

Remains of the Temple of Cybele (Avanzi del Tempio di Cibele)

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 18th century

Etching of seven ruined Corinthian columns partly buried in rubble, with tiny figures among the stones under a cloudy sky.

Seven columns of the Temple of Juturna with Corinthian capitals . . . (Sette colonne con capitelli corinti spettanti…

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 18th century

Pen and wash drawing of a ceiling design with rococo scrollwork, garlands, and reclining putti within an architectural frame.

Design for a Ceiling Decoration

Donato Giuseppe Frisoni, 1709-20

Etching of a vaulted ancient school with Egyptian hieroglyph-covered portal, opening onto a temple and column in a piazza.

Ancient school built according to the Egyptian and Greek manners (Scuola antica architettata all'Egiziana e alla Greca)

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1750

Etching of the ruined Arch of Galienus in Rome with figures walking among the weathered stone arch and nearby buildings.

Arch of Galienus. 1. Façade od the Church of S. Vito (Arco di Galieno. 1. Facciata della Chiesa di S. Vito), from "Al…

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, ca. 1748

Etching of a triumphal arch beside a harbor quay with ships' masts, figures, and a distant domed church.

Plate 28: Arch of Trajan in Ancona (Arco di Trajano in Ancona), from "Alcune Vedute di Archi Trionfali ed altri monum…

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, ca. 1748

Etching of the ruined Tomb of the Curiatii at Albano, with overgrown towers, a bare tree and figures near an inscribed stone.

Plate 27: Tomb of the three Curiatii brothers in Albano (Sepolcro delle tre fratelli Curiati in Albano), from "Alcune…

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, ca. 1748

Etching of an overgrown ancient temple with columns and ruined arches in the foreground, under a cloudy sky.

Plate 26: Temple of Clitumnus between Foligno and Spoleto... (Tempio di Clitumno tra Fuligno e Spoletti...), from "Al…

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, ca. 1748

Etching of an ancient amphitheater interior with curved tiered seating, arched arcades, and small figures on the arena floor.

Plate 25: Amphitheater of Verona (Anfiteatro di Verona), from "Alcune Vedute di Archi Trionfali ed altri monumenti in…

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, ca. 1748