Concerning the Fountainhead of the Acqua Giulia. Text sheet 1761

"Concerning the Fountainhead of the Acqua Giulia" is an etching by Giovanni Battista Piranesi, created in 1761. It is one of a series of plates from his book "Le Antichità Romane" (Roman Antiquities). The text sheet focuses on the history and architecture of the Acqua Giulia, an ancient Roman aqueduct. Piranesi's meticulous detail and use of perspective in his etchings made him a renowned artist and architectural historian of the 18th century. His drawings captured the grandeur of ancient Roman ruins, contributing to a renewed interest in Roman history and design during the Neoclassical period.