The Arch of Marcus Aurelius, Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Italian, 1720–1778, Etching, Vertical rectangle. The arch is seen, partially in ruins, spanning a city street (the Corso, Rome). Below, the inscription: 'ARCUS MARCI AURELIT IMP. EX EJUS ARCHETYPIS, EFFORMATIS ANTE QUAM / DESTRUERETUR OB AMPLIANDUM HIPPODROMUM . A, B. ANAGLYPHI QUI ASSERVAN -/ TUR IN AEDIBUS CAPITOLINIS. C. COLUMNA COCHLIODES EJUSDEM MARCI'. Published in 'Il Campo Marsio dell'antica Roma', pl. 36 (See 1956-15-1). Calcographia Nazionale reprint., Italy, 1762, Print

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