Vasi, candelabri, cippi, sarcofagi, tripodi, lucerne, ed ornamenti antichi disegn. ed incisi dal cav. Gio. Batta Piranesi
Medium
etching
Dimensions
390; 259; 260; 390
About this artwork
plaatrand: hoogte 390 mm (Links.) x breedte 260 mm (Links.) x hoogte 390 mm (Rechts.) x breedte 259 mm (Rechts.)
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...