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Etching of a ruined stone bridge with arches over a river, a round tower at right, and small figures in the foreground.

View of Ponte Lugano on the Anio, from Views of Rome

An etched view of a ruined stone bridge with several arches spanning a river, with a round crenellated tower and a smaller tower on the right under a cloudy sky. Small figures wade and work among the rocks and water in the foreground, and bare trees rise at the left.

Artist
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Date
1763, published 1800–07
Medium
Etching on heavy ivory laid paper
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
1686 × 1155 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1807).
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Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Elizabeth Hammond Stickney Collection

Español: Vista del Ponte Lugano sobre el Aniene

Grabado que muestra un puente de piedra en ruinas con varios arcos sobre un río, con una torre circular almenada y otra más pequeña a la derecha bajo un cielo nublado. Pequeñas figuras caminan y trabajan entre las rocas y el agua en primer plano, y árboles desnudos se elevan a la izquierda.

Português: Vista da Ponte Lugano sobre o Aniene

Gravura que mostra uma ponte de pedra em ruínas com vários arcos sobre um rio, com uma torre circular ameiada e outra menor à direita sob um céu nublado. Pequenas figuras caminham e trabalham entre as rochas e a água em primeiro plano, e árvores sem folhas se erguem à esquerda.

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