Inscripties uit het mausoleum van de Plauzi familie

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collector's mark: Lugt 2228

Art Historical Context

Step into the intricate world of 18th-century Rome with Giovanni Battista Piranesi's etching *Inscripties uit hetoleum van de Plau familie* (Inscriptions from theoleum of the Plauzi Family), created around 1756–1757. Piranesi, a visionary Venetian artist and architect, was renowned for his obsessive documentation of ancient Roman ruins during the Neoclassical era. This large-scale print (396 × 524 mm) captures detailed inscriptions from a family mausoleum, reflecting the era's fascination with classical antiquity amid the Grand Tour craze, when travelers sought to connect with Rome's imperial ...

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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...