Archeologische vondsten in en rond Rome
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
c. 1756 - c. 1757
Medium
etching
Dimensions
395; 645
About this artwork
Gezicht op de resten van de fundering van het Theater van Marcellus te Rome. Titel en verklarende lijst met letters in ondermarge. Genummerd boven: Tom. IV. / XXXII.
About the Artist
Giovanni Battista Piranesi · 1720–1778
Giovanni Battista Piranesi (1720–1778) was an Italian printmaker, architect, and antiquarian whose visionary etchings of Rome and imaginary prisons revolutionized architectural representation and profoundly influenced both Neoclassicism and Romanticism. Piranesi stands as one of the most important printmakers of the eighteenth century, fundamentally shaping European perceptions of ancient Rome an...