Drie vazen waarvan een op een voetstuk
Medium
etching
Dimensions
529; 385
About this artwork
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Art Historical Context
Giovanni Battista Piranesi's *Drie vazen waarvan een op een voetstuk (Three Vases, One on aestal), an etching from 1778, the artist's lifelong fascination with ancient Roman artifacts. Measuring 529 × 385 mm, this print exemplifies Piranesi's role as a pioneering archaeologist-printmaker in 18th-century Rome. Amid the Enlightenment's growing interest in classical antiquity, Piranesi meticulously documented real and imagined relics, blending historical accuracy with dramatic imagination to evoke the grandeur of the Roman Empire. As part of his renowned series *Vasi, candelabri, cippi, sarcofag...
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...