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The image shows an aerial view of a landscape with architectural structures. In the background, there are distant trees and buildings. On the right side, a detailed Roman arch is depicted with inscriptions and greenery. The artwork features precise linework and cross-hatching for shading. The color scheme is monochromatic. In the foreground, there are figures near a ruin, and in the distance, ancient structures are visible. At the top, there is a banner with letters.
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The image shows an aerial view of a landscape with architectural structures. In the background, there are distant trees and buildings. On the right side, a detailed Roman arch is depicted with inscriptions and greenery. The artwork features precise linework and cross-hatching for shading. The color scheme is monochromatic. In the foreground, there are figures near a ruin, and in the distance, ancient structures are visible. At the top, there is a banner with letters.

National Gallery of Art · Portfolio

Arco di Tito

Giovanni Battista Piranesi

Date
1748
Medium
etching on laid paper
Dimensions
plate: 13 x 26.5 cm (5 1/8 x 10 7/16 in.) overall: 37 x 52.9 cm (14 9/16 x 20 13/16 in.)
Classification
Portfolio · Print
Accession number
2002.66.1.6
Credit line
Edward E. MacCrone Fund and the Eugene L. and Marie-Louise Garbáty Fund
Time span
1726 to 1750
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Portfolio and series

Series
Antichità romane de'tempi della repubblica

Subjects and terms

  • architecture
  • Venetian
  • Ruins
  • Building
  • Figures
  • Writing
Provenance

(sale, Sotheby's London, 21 March 1972, lots 142 and 142, included in a two-volume bound copy of _Le Magnificenze di Roma_); (Herman Shickman Gallery, New York); (sale, Sotheby's New York, 1 November 2001, the volumes broken up and sold as individual sets, this lot 135); (Harris Schrank, New York); purchased 2002 by NGA.

NGA object ID 125664. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.