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View of the interior of the city of Pompeii, from "Antiquités de Pompeïa, tome premier, Antiquités de la Grande Grèce..." (Antiquities of Pompeii, volume one, Antiquities of Great Greece...), volume 1, plate 6

Francesco Piranesi|Giovanni Battista Piranesi

1804

View of the interior of the city of Pompeii, from "Antiquités de Pompeïa, tome premier, Antiquités de la Grande Grèce..." (Antiquities of Pompeii, volume one, Antiquities of Great Greece...), volume 1, plate 6 by Francesco Piranesi|Giovanni Battista Piranesi

Medium

Etching

Dimensions

Sheet: 21 7/8 x 31 9/16 in. (55.5 x 80.2 cm) Plate: 16 5/8 x 22 3/8 in. (42.2 x 56.8 cm)

Classification

Prints

Department

Drawings and Prints

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Rogers Fund, transferred from the Library

Accession Number

41.71.1.24(6)

Tags

RuinsCities

Art Historical Context

Step into the shadowed grandeur of ancient Pompeii with this evocative etching, *View of the Interior of City of Pompeii*, by Francesco Piranesi in collaboration with his father, Giovanni Battista Piranesi in 1804. as plate 6 in the first volume of *Antiqu de Pompeïa* (Antiquities ofii), this monumental print (sheet measuring over 21 by 31 inches) captures haunting ruins of the city frozen in time, complete with architectural remnants, bustling human figures, and the skeletal outlines of streets and buildings. The Piranesis, master etchers renowned for their meticulous documentation of Roman a...

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