Harvard Art Museums > M2869.2: The Antiquities of Rome, II Prints Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Add to Collection Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"The Antiquities of Rome, II (Giovanni Battista Piranesi) , M2869.2,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Dec 22, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/57186. Gallery Text Though he built relatively little, the Italian architect, archaeologist, etcher, and engraver Giovanni Battista Piranesi was hugely influential during the eighteenth century. His imaginative portrayals of antiquity circulated widely throughout Europe, presenting antiquarian debates that pitted the artistic authority of ancient Greece against that of ancient Rome. A fierce proponent of Roman superiority, he published the four-volume Antiquities of Rome in 1756, a project that won him membership in the London Society of Antiquaries. In the frontispiece to the second volume, seen here, Piranesi etched a fantastical view of the intersection of two prominent roads — the Via Appia and the Via Ardentina — which he lined with monuments and tomb sculpture inspired by antiquities found outside the Roman walls. His prints were collected widely; some were acquired by Harvard graduates on the Grand Tour of Europe, and were subsequently donated to the university. Identification and Creation Object Number M2869.2 People Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Italian (Mogliano Veneto, Italy 1720 - 1778 Rome, Italy) Title The Antiquities of Rome, II Other Titles Series/Book Title: Le Antichità Romane (The Antiquities of Rome), II Classification Prints Work Type book Date 1756 Culture Italian Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/57186 Physical Descriptions Technique Etching State, Edition, Standard Reference Number Edition 2nd, Italian Standard Reference Number Ficacci 215-277 Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Mrs. Henry Osborn Taylor in memory of her father William Bradley Isham Accession Year 1925 Object Number M2869.2 Division European and American Art Contact am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. 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Exhibition History 32Q: 2240 18th Century, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 11/16/2014 - 04/09/2015; Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 04/09/2015 - 11/05/2015; Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 11/05/2015 - 04/28/2016; Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 04/28/2016 - 10/06/2016 Related Works M2869.2.46 Giovanni Battista Piranesi Fragments from the same tomb chamber Prints M2869.2.43 Giovanni Battista Piranesi Plan and elevation of a tomb chamber Prints M2869.2.42 Giovanni Battista Piranesi Interior view of one of the three tomb chambers Prints M2869.2.36 Giovanni Battista Piranesi Plan of a tomb on the ancient Appian Way Prints M2869.2.35 Giovanni Battista Piranesi One of the shorter sides of the same sarcophagus Prints M2869.2.18 Giovanni Battista Piranesi Inscriptions and fragments from the same tomb chamber Prints M2869.2.20 Giovanni Battista Piranesi A marble sarcophagus found in the same tomb chamber Prints M2869.2.15 Giovanni Battista Piranesi Inscriptions and fragments from the tomb chambers Prints M2869.2.27 Giovanni Battista Piranesi View of the tomb of the Scipios Prints M2869.2.23 Giovanni Battista Piranesi Architectural details Prints M2869.2.21 Giovanni Battista Piranesi Plan of the mausoleum of Constantia Prints M2869.2.22 Giovanni Battista Piranesi Sepulchral building adjacent to the Mausoleum of Constantia Prints M2869.2.19 Giovanni Battista Piranesi Inscriptions and fragments from the same tomb chamber Prints M2869.2.16 Giovanni Battista Piranesi A tomb chamber near that of the family of L. Arruntius Prints M2869.2.17 Giovanni Battista Piranesi Inscriptions and fragments from the same tomb chamber Prints M2869.2.10 Giovanni Battista Piranesi View of another part of the tomb chamber of L. Arruntius Prints M2869.2.6 Giovanni Battista Piranesi Plan of a tomb outside the Porta S. Sebastiano Prints M2869.2.50 Giovanni Battista Piranesi Inscriptions of the Praetorian Guard Prints M2869.2.7 Giovanni Battista Piranesi Inscription from the tomb of the household of L. Arruntius Prints M2869.2.1 Giovanni Battista Piranesi Title page to Vol. II: "containing the ruins of funerary monuments of Rome and the surrounding countryside" Prints M2869.2.61 Giovanni Battista Piranesi Plan of the mausoleum of Augustus Prints M2869.2.53 Giovanni Battista Piranesi Inscriptions of the Praetorian Guard Prints M2869.2.3 Giovanni Battista Piranesi Table of contents of Vols. II and III Prints M2869.2.58 Giovanni Battista Piranesi Marble cinerary vessels Prints M2869.2.38 Giovanni Battista Piranesi Architectural details of a tomb on the Via Tiburtina Prints M2869.2.37 Giovanni Battista Piranesi Section of the preceding tomb Prints M2869.2.28 Giovanni Battista Piranesi View of the tomb believed to be that of the Scipios Prints M2869.2.54 Giovanni Battista Piranesi Inscriptions of the Praetorian Guard Prints M2869.2.14 Giovanni Battista Piranesi Inscriptions and fragments from the tomb chambers Prints M2869.2.4 Giovanni Battista Piranesi Plan of the remains of walls in the tomb of C. Publicius Prints M2869.2.9 Giovanni Battista Piranesi View of the entrance to the tomb chamber of L. Arruntius Prints M2869.2.11 Giovanni Battista Piranesi Elevation and section of the same tomb Prints M2869.2.29 Giovanni Battista Piranesi Sepulchral building not far from the Torre degli Schiavi Prints M2869.2.25 Giovanni Battista Piranesi Section of the preceding sarcophagus Prints M2869.2.52 Giovanni Battista Piranesi Inscriptions of the Praetorian Guard Prints M2869.2.45 Giovanni Battista Piranesi Fragments from the preceding tomb chamber Prints M2869.2.41 Giovanni Battista Piranesi External view of the preceding tomb chambers Prints M2869.2.39 Giovanni Battista Piranesi View of an ancient tomb on the road to Tivoli Prints M2869.2.31 Giovanni Battista Piranesi Plan of the tomb of Alexander Severus Prints M2869.2.26 Giovanni Battista Piranesi Plan of a sepulchral building outside the Porta Maggiore Prints M2869.2.57 Giovanni Battista Piranesi Urns, stelae, and cinerary vases of marble Prints M2869.2.56 Giovanni Battista Piranesi Interior view of the same tomb chamber Prints M2869.2.55 Giovanni Battista Piranesi Details from the tomb chamber in the Casali vineyards Prints M2869.2.51 Giovanni Battista Piranesi Inscriptions of the Praetorian Guard Prints M2869.2.48 Giovanni Battista Piranesi Plan of several tomb chambers discovered in 1751 Prints M2869.2.44 Giovanni Battista Piranesi Tomb chamber opposite S. Sebastiano fuori le Mura Prints M2869.2.40 Giovanni Battista Piranesi Three tomb chambers thought to belong to the family of Augustus Prints M2869.2.33 Giovanni Battista Piranesi Large marble sarcophagus Prints M2869.2.34 Giovanni Battista Piranesi Rear view of the preceding sarcophagus Prints M2869.2.32 Giovanni Battista Piranesi Section of the tomb of Alexander Severus Prints M2869.2.24 Giovanni Battista Piranesi Large porphyry sarcophagus Prints M2869.2.30 Giovanni Battista Piranesi Fragment of stucco fallen from the vault Prints M2869.2.12 Giovanni Battista Piranesi Stucco decoration in the tomb chamber of L. Arruntius Prints M2869.2.13 Giovanni Battista Piranesi Inscriptions and fragments from the tomb chambers Prints M2869.2.8 Giovanni Battista Piranesi Plan of the tomb of the household of L. Arruntius Prints M2869.2.2 Giovanni Battista Piranesi Frontispiece: Ancient intersection of the Via Appia and Via Ardeatina Prints M2869.2.5 Giovanni Battista Piranesi Principal parts of the tomb of C. Publicius Prints M2869.2.63 Giovanni Battista Piranesi Remains of the mausoleum of Augustus Prints M2869.2.60 Giovanni Battista Piranesi Remains of a magnificent sepulchral building Prints M2869.2.62 Giovanni Battista Piranesi Section of the mausoleum of Augustus Prints M2869.2.59 Giovanni Battista Piranesi Plan of a magnificent sepulchral building Prints M2869.2.49 Giovanni Battista Piranesi Fragments from the tomb chambers of the Villa de'Cinque Prints M2869.2.47 Giovanni Battista Piranesi View of the remains of several tomb chambers Prints Verification Level This record was created from historic documentation and may not have been reviewed by a curator; it may be inaccurate or incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. 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