Lapides Capitolini; Antichità di Cora; Le Rovine del Castello dell'Acqua Giulia
published 1761
Medium
3 works bound in 1 vol: ill: 1st part: etched title page and dedication page plus 1 folding plate (2 plates pasted together), versos blank; 2nd part; etched half-title page, plus 10 etchings (2 full-page, 6 double-page, 1 folding (2 plates pastedtogether), versos blank); 3rd part: etched title page plus 20 etchings (2 pages contain two plates each, rest full-page, versos blank) …
Dimensions
page size: 54.2 x 41.4 cm (21 5/16 x 16 5/16 in.) overall size (volume closed): 55.3 x 43.3 x 4.3 cm (21 3/4 x 17 1/16 x 1 11/16 in.)
Classification
Volume
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Mark J. Millard Architectural Collection
Accession Number
1983.49.74
About the Artist
Giovanni Battista Piranesi (author)
Giovanni Battista Piranesi (1720–1778) was born near Venice, Italy, the son of a stonemason and master builder. His brother Andrea, a Carthusian monk, introduced him to Latin literature and ancient Greco-Roman civilization, sparking a lifelong passion for antiquity. Apprenticed to his uncle Matteo Lucchesi, a leading architect in Venice's waterworks, Piranesi gained practical training in structura...