DISCOVERART

Jean Barbault

The Excavation of an Obelisk from the Campo Marzo

ca. 1749
Etching
25.2 × 35.1 cm (9.9 × 13.8 in)

SEE IT IN PERSON

Not currently on view

In the collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York · as of July 2026

View at metmuseum.org ↗Plan a visit ↗

Discussion

Be the first to share your thoughts.

Sign in to join the discussion.

Community guidelines

More by Jean Barbault

View of the Palatine Hill and the Temple of RomulusView of the Palatine Hill and the Temple of RomulusTemple of the Sun and the Moon in RomeTemple of the Sun and the Moon in Rome

More like this

Le Crucifiement (The Crucifixion), from La Petite Passion (The Little Passion)Jacques Callot — Le Crucifiement (The Crucifixion), from La The Wheel, plate fourteen from The Miseries of WarJacques Callot — The Wheel, plate fourteen from The MiseriesThe Large Lime-Kiln, from Cabinet ReynstCornelis Visscher — The Large Lime-Kiln, from Cabinet ReynstSaint James Cures a Blind Man, from "The Story of Saints James and Christopher in the Eremitani Chapel"Giovanni David|Andrea Mantegna — Saint James Cures a Blind MThe Chinese Masquerade (La Mascarade chinoise)Jean-Baptiste Marie Pierre|Duc de Saint-Aignan — The ChineseThe Hospital, plate fifteen from The Large Miseries of WarGerrit Lucasz van Schagen — The Hospital, plate fifteen fromThe Little CharlatansJean Jacques de Boissieu — The Little CharlatansThe Chinese MascaradeJean Baptiste Marie Pierre — The Chinese MascaradeImaginary View of Venice, houses at left with figures on terraces, a domed church at center in the background, boats and boat-sheds below, and a seated man observing from a wall at right in the foreground, from 'Views' (Vedute altre prese da i luoghi altre ideate da Antonio Canal)Joseph Smith|Canaletto (Giovanni Antonio Canal) — Imaginary The Equestrian Monument, from VeduteCanaletto — The Equestrian Monument, from VeduteTitle Page, from "Carceri d'invenzione" (Imaginary Prisons)Giovanni Battista Piranesi|Giovanni Bouchard — Title Page, fVeduta degli avanzi del Foro di Nerva, l'arcade et la muraille (The Forum of Augustus [erroneously called the Forum of Nerva])Giovanni Battista Piranesi — Veduta degli avanzi del Foro di