Egyptian Obelisk. This was erected by Pope Sixtus V in the Piazza of St. John Lateran, from Views of Rome
Giovanni Battista Piranesi Italian, 1720-1778- Date
- 1750/59
- Medium
- Etching on heavy ivory laid paper
- Dimensions
- Image: 52.9 × 40 cm (20 7/8 × 15 3/4 in.); Plate: 54.3 × 40.5 cm (21 7/16 × 16 in.); Sheet: 79.7 × 55.5 cm (31 7/16 × 21 7/8 in.)
- Department
- Prints and Drawings
- Credit line
- Gift of Frank B. Hubachek