PrintsItalian18th century

The Temple of Saturn, with a Corner of the Arch of Septimius Severus in the Background

1774

Artists

Giovanni Battista PiranesiArtist

Classification

Prints

Technique

Etching

Culture

Italian

Century

18th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Prints

Dimensions

47.6 x 71.11 cm (18 3/4 x 28 in.)

Provenance

John Witt Randall, bequest to his sister. Belinda Lull Randall, gift to Harvard University, 1892. sister of John Witt Randall

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