Archeologische vondsten in en rond Rome

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Plattegronden en opstand van de Porticus van Octavius, een binnentuin omgeven door zuilengalerijen, te Rome. Twee vlakken met tekst links en rechts. Genummerd boven: Tom. IV. / XXXIX.

Art Historical Context

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, the visionary 18th-century Italian artist and architect, created *Archeologische vondsten en rond Rome* around 1756-1757 as part of his monumental series *Le Antichità Romane*. etching, measuring 399 × 598 mm, meticulously documents the Porticus of Octavius ancient inner garden in Rome surrounded by elegant columned galleries. Featuring precise floor plans (*plattegronden*) and elevations (*opstand*), along with textual panels on either side and numbered "Tom. IV. / XXXIX," it exemplifies Piranesi's passion for preserving Rome's classical heritage amid 18th-century ...

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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...