The Roman antiquities, t. 2, Plate XLVIII. Plan of some burial chambers discovered the year 1751 in the Villa of the five located outside Porta Salaria near Grotta Pallotta.
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.
About this artwork
- Title: The Roman antiquities, t. 2, Plate XLVIII. Plan of some burial chambers discovered the year 1751 in the Villa of the five located outside Porta Salaria near Grotta Pallotta.
- Artist: Giovanni Battista Piranesi
- Format: Tall
- Copyright status: Public domain
- Movement: Neoclassicism
- Creative period: Mature Period
- Main color: Celadon
- Keywords: architectural drawing” , “siege warfare plans” , subterranean chambers
- Perceived brightness: bright
