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Etching of the Arch of Constantine in Rome with three arches, relief sculptures, and small figures among rubble in the foreground.

View of the Arch of Constantine, from Views of Rome

An etching of the Arch of Constantine in Rome, seen at an angle with three large arches and sculpted reliefs along its attic. Small figures stand and sit in the foreground among rubble, while trees and ruined structures frame the left side under a pale sky.

Artist
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Date
1771, published 1800–07
Medium
Etching on heavy ivory laid paper
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
1686 × 1168 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, Gift of Martin A. Ryerson

Español: Vista del Arco de Constantino, de Vistas de Roma

Un aguafuerte del Arco de Constantino en Roma, visto en diagonal, con tres grandes arcos y relieves esculpidos en su attico. Pequeñas figuras de pie y sentadas aparecen en primer plano entre escombros, mientras árboles y ruinas enmarcan el lado izquierdo bajo un cielo pálido.

Português: Vista do Arco de Constantino, de Vistas de Roma

Uma gravura em água-forte do Arco de Constantino em Roma, vista em diagonal, com três grandes arcos e relevos esculpidos no seu attico. Pequenas figuras em pé e sentadas aparecem no primeiro plano entre escombros, enquanto árvores e ruínas emolduram o lado esquerdo sob um céu pálido.

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