Avanzi degl'Aquedotti Neroniani che si volevano distruggere per la loro vecchiezza (...)

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height 490 mm x width 710 mm

Art Historical Context

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, the visionary 18th-century Italian and architect, immortalized Rome's ancient grandeur in his masterful etchings. *Avanzi degl'Aquedotti Neroniani si volevano distrugg per la loro vecchie* (Remains of the Neron Aqueducts That Were to Be Destroyed Due to Their Age), created between 1748 and1778, depicts the weathered ruins of aqueducts built under Emperor Nero in the 1st century AD. Part of Piranesi's renowned *Vedute di Roma* series, this large-scale etching (490 × 710 mm) captures a moment of historical tension: these vital engineering marvels, symbols of Roman ing...

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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...