Trofei di Ottaviano Augusto Innalzati per la Vittoria ad Actium e Conquista dell'Egitto con Vari Altri Ornamenti Antichi
1753 (actually first Paris edition, 1800-1807)
Medium
1 vol: ill:
Classification
Volume
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Mark J. Millard Architectural Collection, David K.E. Bruce Fund
Accession Number
1985.61.2622
Art Historical Context
Step into the grand world of 18th-century Rome through *Trofei di Ottaviano Innalzati per laoria ad Actium e Conquista dell'Egitto con Vari Altri Ornamentiichi* (Trophies of Octavian Augustus for the Victory at Act and the Conquest of Egypt with Various Other Ornaments), an illustrated by the visionary Italian artist Giovanni Battista Piranesi. Published originally in 1753 and represented here by the first Paris edition (1800–1807), this work captures Piranesi's lifelong passion for Roman antiquity. As a master etcher and architect, he produced intricate, dramatic depictions of ancient archite...
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...