Giovanni Battista Piranesi
(Italian, 1720–1778)
Horatius Cocles Defending the Bridgehead of Rome against the Army of Lars Porsena, title plate of Carceri d’invenzioni (Imaginary Prisons)
Object Details
Artist
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Date
1761
Medium
Etching on laid paper
Dimensions
Image: 21 3/4 x 16 1/4 inches (55.2 x 41.3 cm)
Sheet: 27 1/2 x 21 1/8 inches (69.9 x 53.7 cm)
Credit Line
Museum Purchase Fund
Object
Number
69.065