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Etching of a ruined Roman triumphal arch with a large central opening, crumbling masonry, small figures at its base, and a lettered tablet at left.

Arch of Drusus at the Porta S. Sebastiano in Rome, plate 8 from Some Views of Triumphal Arches and other monuments

An etching of a ruined triumphal arch, its vaulted opening framed by broken masonry, pilasters and climbing vegetation. Small figures stand near the arch's base, and a tall tower-like structure rises at right beside a lettered inscription panel at left.

Artist
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Date
1748
Medium
Etching on ivory laid paper
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
1686 × 849 px
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Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Dr. Martin Gecht

Español: Arco de Druso en la Porta San Sebastiano, Roma (grabado de Piranesi)

Un grabado de un arco triunfal en ruinas, con su abertura abovedada enmarcada por mampostería rota, pilastras y vegetación trepadora. Pequeñas figuras están junto a la base del arco, y a la derecha se alza una estructura alta semejante a una torre.

Português: Arco de Druso na Porta San Sebastiano, Roma (gravura de Piranesi)

Uma gravura de um arco triunfal em ruínas, com a abertura abobadada emoldurada por alvenaria partida, pilastras e vegetação trepadeira. Pequenas figuras estão junto à base do arco, e à direita ergue-se uma estrutura alta semelhante a uma torre.

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