The Remains of the Mausoleum of Augustus, plate XXI from The Campus Martius of Ancient Rome

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This artwork was created first published 1762.

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Yes, The Remains of the Mausoleum of Augustus, plate XXI from The Campus Martius of Ancient Rome is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

Giovanni Battista Piranesi

first published 1762

Medium

Etching in black ink on cream laid paper

Dimensions

Plate: 21.5 × 35.4 cm (8 1/2 × 13 15/16 in.); Sheet: 39.7 × 53.3 cm (15 11/16 × 21 in.)

Classification

Department

Prints and Drawings

Museum

Art Institute of Chicago

Accession Number

260155

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...

The Remains of the Mausoleum of Augustus, plate XXI from The Campus Martius of Ancient Rome

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