Sepulcro de famiglia de' Scipioni
Piranesi, Giovanni Battista · Italian
1748
- Medium
- etching on laid paper
- Classification
- Portfolio
- Period
- 1726 to 1750
- Image size
- 5341 × 2710px
Description
The image shows a bird's-eye view of a rural scene with ruins and distant landscape. The intricate 18th-century style with black and white color palette emphasizes textural detail and contrast. Remnants of architectural elements and figures can be seen among scattered ruins. A wall with foliage is in the foreground, while the background shows a rugged terrain with more ruins and vegetation.
Rights & Source
Open access image from the National Gallery of Art, released under its open access program. Metadata via the NGA Open Data Program (CC0).