About the illustrations

The landing page pairs historical etchings with a contemporary digital world. These are decorative illustrations, not depictions of the product.

Giovanni Battista Piranesi (1720–1778):

• Ruins of an ancient tomb in front of ruins of an ancient aqueduct, ca. 1750. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1937. Object 37.45.3(10).
• The Pyramid of Gaius Cestius, ca. 1756. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of Edward W. Root, Elihu Root Jr. and Mrs. Ulysses S. Grant III, 1937. Object 37.17.7.

Both source images are identified as public domain by The Met. Used under its Open Access policy. Sequentry adaptations: cropping, silhouette masks, cobalt recoloring and composition. No endorsement is implied.