# The Tomb of Nero

By [Giovanni Battista Piranesi](<https://art.jpamorgan.com/artists/giovanni-battista-piranesi.md>), 1747–48.

## Details

- Medium: etching with engraving and drypoint
- Dimensions: Image and Plate: 39.1 x 55.3 cm (15 3/8 x 21 3/4 in.); Sheet: 52.9 x 76.8 cm (20 13/16 x 30 1/4 in.)
- Collection: [Cleveland Museum of Art](<https://art.jpamorgan.com/galleries/gallery-36a1fc18d246201d.md>)

[View collection record](<https://clevelandart.org/art/1974.255>)

- Categories: Print, Works on Paper
- Styles: [Baroque](<https://art.jpamorgan.com/styles/baroque.md>)

## Image

![Crumbling monuments, twisted plants, and fallen sculptural fragments fill a rocky landscape.](<https://api.art.jpamorgan.com/artifacts/source-36a1fc18d246201d-ef37c49275219cb0/full.jpg?v=da7a5bb6969952e1735397a830e062f052adc0c2292b73a2f72ecb9b6fafb2f4>)

## Sources & credits

- The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1974.255. Mr. and Mrs. Charles G. Prasse Collection. CC0 Open Access.
- Mr. and Mrs. Charles G. Prasse Collection
- Cleveland Museum of Art

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