Print, Plan of an imaginary ancient seat of learning, 1750, Giovanni Battista Piranesi

Vertical rectangle. Plan of a large circular structure with radiating crilces and pavilions. Description, upper left; key, upper right. Inscribed, lower left: "giambattista piranesi inventore scolpi. " plate 22 of the "opere varie di architettura prospettive ---" focillon, vol. Ii, p. 18, no. 121 (22). Reprint. Date: 1750. Dimensions: 61.0 x 45.0 cm (plate mark), 67.0 x 51.5 cm (paper). Medium: etching on white paper. Collection: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum. Print, Plan of an imaginary ancient seat of learning, 1750 (CH 18336859)