Ruins of the Antonine Baths [Baths of Caracalla], from Views of Rome
1765, published 1800–07 · Etching on heavy ivory laid paper · Image: 42 × 69.2 cm (16 9/16 × 27 1/4 in.); Plate: 44.5 × 70 cm (17 9/16 × 27 9/16 in.); Sheet: 55.1 × 79.1 cm (21 3/4 × 31 3/16 in.)
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Piranesi, Ruins of the Antonine Baths [Baths of Caracalla], from Views of Rome, 1765, published 1800–07. Etching on heavy ivory laid paper.
The Art Institute of Chicago · Clarence Buckingham Collection
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