The Roman antiquities, t. 2, Plate XXXIX. Plan and section of the three rooms of the family of Augustus believed burial.
Giovanni Battista Piranesi’s engraving depicts the ruined Temple of Titus, a monumental Roman antiquity. Explore its detailed plan & section in this 1756 masterpiece.
Giovanni Battista Piranesi (1720 - 1778)
Giovanni Battista Piranesi (1720-1778): Italian master of etching famed for dramatic Roman architecture, fantastical 'Carceri' prisons & detailed cityscapes. A Neoclassical visionary.