Tempel van Saturnus te Rome
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
1748 - 1778
Medium
etching
Dimensions
695; 470
About this artwork
Gezicht op de Tempel van Saturnus op het Forum Romanum te Rome. Op de achtergrond de Boog van Septimius Severus en de Santi Luca e Martina. Titel en verklarende nummers in vlak linksonder.
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...