Fragment van deurlijst van Chiesa di San Pietro in Albano
Medium
etching
Dimensions
615; 410
About this artwork
collector's mark: Lugt 2228
Art Historical Context
**Fragment of a Door Frame from Chiesa di San Pietro in Albano** *Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1764, etching, 410 × 615 mmGiovanni Battista Piranesi, the visionary 18th-century Italian and architect (1720–1778), masterfully captured the grandeur of Roman antiquity through his intricate etchings. This detailed 1764 work depicts a fragment of the ornate door frame from Chiesa di San Pietro in Alb, a historic church nestled in the Alban Hills south of Rome. Piranesi's obsession with architectural precision shines here, transforming a single element into a testament to ancient craftsmanship amid ...
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...