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Round Arches springing from a square column, ornamented with the Heads of Giants with Rings in their Mouths

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Round Arches springing from a square column, ornamented with the Heads of Giants with Rings in their Mouths

Creator Giovanni Battista Piranesi (Italian, 1720 - 1778)

Date1761

Mediumetching on laid paper

DimensionsOverall (imp.): 41.3 x 54.5 cm (16 1/4 x 21 7/16 in.)

Credit LineGift of Dr. and Mrs. Gilbert Bagnani, 1988

Category

Prints

Object number88/221.15

LocationNot currently on display

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