Artwork Diaporama: The Roman antiquities, t. 3, Plate LIV. Way in which they were raised big travertine, marble and other produce in the large tomb of Cecilia Metella.

The Roman antiquities, t. 3, Plate LIV. Way in which they were raised big travertine, marble and other produce in the large tomb of Cecilia Metella.

Explore Giovanni Battista Piranesi’s intricate engraving of a Roman construction scene – a detailed record of ancient engineering & Baroque artistry.

Giovanni Battista Piranesi

Giovanni Battista Piranesi (1720-1778): Italian master of etching famed for dramatic Roman architecture, fantastical 'Carceri' prisons & detailed cityscapes. A Neoclassical visionary.