View of Ponte Lugano on the Anio, from Views of Rome
Giovanni Battista Piranesi (Italian, 1720-1778) published by Francesco (Italian, 1758-1810) and Pietro Piranesi (Italian, born 1758/9). 1763, published 1800–07. Etching on heavy ivory laid paper. Explore the catalogue record, image rights and documented connections from The Art Institute of Chicago.
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Giovanni Battista Piranesi (Italian, 1720-1778) published by Francesco (Italian, 1758-1810) and Pietro Piranesi (Italian, born 1758/9) across 1 collection
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- Villa Pamphili outside Porta S. Pancrazio, from Views of RomeThe Art Institute of Chicago · 1776, published 1800–07 · 1887.255 · Compare side by side →
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- An imagined Roman harborRecorded as: Giovanni Battista Piranesi · The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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PrintObject type
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The Art Institute of Chicago supplies “Print” in its object type field. This label was normalized by the documented import rule.
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Source normalization checked 2026-10-21 · 2026-10-20.1
PaperMaterial
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The Art Institute of Chicago supplies “Etching on heavy ivory laid paper; paper (fiber product)” in its medium/materials field. This label was normalized by the documented import rule.
Etching on heavy ivory laid paper; paper (fiber product)
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EtchingTechnique
Etching identified in the source medium.
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The Art Institute of Chicago supplies “Etching on heavy ivory laid paper” in its medium/techniques field. This label was normalized by the documented import rule.
Etching on heavy ivory laid paper
Catalogue: The Art Institute of Chicago. Automated source-field normalization; no independent visual interpretation.
Source normalization checked 2026-10-21 · 2026-10-20.1
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