PIRANESI, Giovanni Battista

Italian 1720-1778

Giovanni Battista Piranesi was an Italian classical archaeeologist, architect and artist, famous for his etchings of Rome.

Title

Colonnaded hall according to the custom of the ancient Romans, and niches adorned with statues (Sala all’uso degli antichi Romani con Colonne, e nicchie ornate di Statue), from “Prima Parte di Architettura, e Prospettive”

year

1747-1748

dimensions

Plate (Image): 9 5/8 × 14 7/16 in. (24.5 × 36.6 cm)
Plate (Inscription): 5/8 × 14 5/16 in. (1.6 × 36.3 cm)
Sheet: 13 1/4 × 19 1/2 in. (33.7 × 49.5 cm)

type

etching

Prima Parte di Architettura, e Prospettive (Part One of Architecture and Perspectives)

price

850chf

framed

code

M-104