General plan of the Museum of Portici 

This detailed architectural drawing, “General plan of the Museum of Portici,” is a work by the renowned Italian artist and architect Giovanni Battista Piranesi, known for his dramatic etchings of Roman ruins. The drawing, likely created between 1720 and 1778, depicts a floor plan of the Museum of Portici in Naples, Italy, which housed artifacts from the ancient Roman city of Pompeii. Piranesi’s precise and meticulous style, exemplified in the careful rendering of rooms and details, provides a glimpse into the museum’s layout and the arrangement of its fascinating archaeological discoveries.