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Tomb of Julius Caesar
1765
View through the Herculaneum Gate, Pompeii
1778
Cornice and column from the Temple of Fortuna Virilis (Tempio della Fortuna Virile), from 'Le Antichità Romane'
1756
Profile of the Temple of Fortuna Virilis (Profilo del Tempio della Fortuna Virile), and section of the temple, from the series 'Le Antichità Romane'
1756
Plan and facade of the Temple of Fortuna Virilis (Tempio della Fortuna Virile), from the series 'Le Antichità Romane'
1756
Elevation and plan of the second-order portico at the Theater of Marcellus (Teatro di Marcello), Rome, from the series 'Le Antichità Romane'
1756
Partial elevation and plan of the first-order portico at the Theater of Marcellus (Dimostrazione di una parte de' portici del prim' ordine del Teatro di Marcello), from 'Le Antichità Romane'
1756
Plan of a tomb on the Appian Way in Vigna Buonamici (Pianta di un sepolcro sull'antica Via Appia nella Vigna Buonamici), from the series 'Le Antichità Romane'
1756
Demonstration panel showing technique for raising travertine and marble blocks for the construction of the tomb of Cecilia Metella, Rome, from the series 'Le Antichità Romane'
1756
Plan and elevation of the Pons Fabricius (also known as the Quattro Capi Bridge), Rome, from the series 'Le Antichità Romane'
1756
View of the stone pavement of the Appian Way (Veduta dell'antica Via Appia), from the series 'Le Antichità Romane'
1756
Title page: volume IV, 'The Antiquities of Rome by Giambatista Piranesi, Venetian Architect. Volume 4, containing the ancient bridges, the remains of theaters, of porticoes, and of other monuments of Rome' (Le antichità romane di Giambatista Piranesi architetto veneziano. Tomo quarto, contenente i ponti antichi, gli avanzi de' teatri, de' portici, e di altri monumenti di Roma), from the series 'Roman Antiquities' (Le Antichità Romane)
1756