Two Men Holding Long Staffs (recto); Proof impression of part of an etching, and scribbles in the artist's hand (verso) — Giovanni Battista Piranesi. Two Men Holding Long Staffs (recto); Proof impression of part of an etching, and scribbles in the artist's hand (verso), 1720–78. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Public domain (CC0).

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Two Men Holding Long Staffs (recto); Proof impression of part of an etching, and scribbles in the artist's hand (verso)

by Giovanni Battista Piranesi

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Artist: Giovanni Battista Piranesi (Italian, Mogliano Veneto 1720–1778 Rome)
Date: 1720–78
Medium: Pen and brown ink
Dimensions: 6 9/16 x 8 3/8in. (16.6 x 21.3cm)
Type: Drawing
Classification: Drawings
Department: Drawings and Prints
Credit line: Bequest of Walter C. Baker, 1971
Accession no.: 1972.118.269

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Data retrieved from the Metropolitan Museum of Art on October 9, 2026. The museum may have updated its record since.

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