Plate 28: Arch of Trajan in Ancona (Arco di Trajano in Ancona), from "Alcune Vedute di Archi Trionfali ed altri monumenti inalzati da Romani parte di quali se veggono in Roma e parte per l'Italia" (Some Views of Triumphal Arches and other monuments erected by the Romans, some of which are in Rome and some elsewhere in Italy)

Q: When was "Plate 28: Arch of Trajan in Ancona (Arco di Trajano in Ancona), from "Alcune Vedute di Archi Trionfali ed altri monumenti inalzati da Romani parte di quali se veggono in Roma e parte per l'Italia" (Some Views of Triumphal Arches and other monuments erected by the Romans, some of which are in Rome and some elsewhere in Italy)" created?

This artwork was created ca. 1748.

Q: Is "Plate 28: Arch of Trajan in Ancona (Arco di Trajano in Ancona), from "Alcune Vedute di Archi Trionfali ed altri monumenti inalzati da Romani parte di quali se veggono in Roma e parte per l'Italia" (Some Views of Triumphal Arches and other monuments erected by the Romans, some of which are in Rome and some elsewhere in Italy)" in the public domain?

Yes, Plate 28: Arch of Trajan in Ancona (Arco di Trajano in Ancona), from "Alcune Vedute di Archi Trionfali ed altri monumenti inalzati da Romani parte di quali se veggono in Roma e parte per l'Italia" (Some Views of Triumphal Arches and other monuments erected by the Romans, some of which are in Rome and some elsewhere in Italy) is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

Giovanni Battista Piranesi

ca. 1748

Plate 28: Arch of Trajan in Ancona (Arco di Trajano in Ancona), from "Alcune Vedute di Archi Trionfali ed altri monumenti inalzati da Romani parte di quali se veggono in Roma e parte per l'Italia" (Some Views of Triumphal Arches and other monuments erected by the Romans, some of which are in Rome and some elsewhere in Italy) by Giovanni Battista Piranesi

Medium

Etching

Dimensions

Plate: 5 9/16 × 10 7/8 in. (14.1 × 27.6 cm) Sheet: 13 × 19 in. (33 × 48.3 cm)

Classification

Prints

Department

Drawings and Prints

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1937

Accession Number

37.45.3(97)

Tags

ShipsArches

Art Historical Context

Step into the dramatic world of Giovanni Battista Piranesi with *Plate 28: Arch of Trajan in Ancona an etching from his rare early series *Alcune Vedute dichi Trionfali ed altri monumenti inalzati da Romani* (ca. 1748). This print captures the majestic Roman triumphal arch Ancona, Italy, perched dramatically over the bustling harbor with ships dotting the waters below. Built around 115 AD to honor Emperor Trajan's military victories and harbor expansions, the arch symbolizes Rome's engineering prowess and imperial might, standing as a gateway to the Adriatic Sea. Piranesi, a Venetian-born art...

About the Artist

Giovanni Battista Piranesi · 1720–1778

Giovanni Battista Piranesi (1720–1778) was an Italian printmaker, architect, and antiquarian whose visionary etchings of Rome and imaginary prisons revolutionized architectural representation and profoundly influenced both Neoclassicism and Romanticism. Piranesi stands as one of the most important printmakers of the eighteenth century, fundamentally shaping European perceptions of ancient Rome an...

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