Archeologische vondsten uit Albano en Castel Gandolfo
Medium
etching
Dimensions
616; 410
About this artwork
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Art Historical Context
Step into the intricate world of 18th-century Roman antiquities with Giovanni Battista Piranesi's etching *Archeologische vondsten Albano en Castel Gand* (1764). Measuring 410 × 616 mm, this print captures archaeological treasures unearthed near Rome in the Alban Hills—sites like Albano Laziale and Castel Gandolfo, retreats linked to ancient Roman emperors such as Domitian. Piranesi, a Venetian-born architect and artist, produced this during his prolific Rome period, amid Europe's fervent neoclassical revival and the Grand Tour craze. Piranesi's etching technique shines here: using acid to bi...
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...