Vue du Peristylium de la maison de l'Impressario
Medium
etching on laid paper
Dimensions
image: 38.58 × 102.24 cm (15 3/16 × 40 1/4 in.) sheet: 38.42 × 69.22 cm (15 1/8 × 27 1/4 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of Ingrid Rose in memory of her husband Milton Rose
Accession Number
2015.160.8
Art Historical Context
Step into the sunlit grandeur of ancient Rome with *Vue du Peristylium de la maison de l'Impressario* (View of the Peristyle the House of the Impario), an exquisite 1805 etching by Francesco Piranesi after his father, Giovanni Battista Piranesi. This panoramic print captures the colonnaded courtyard—or peristyle—of a lavish Roman house, likely inspired by the archaeological treasures unearthed at sites like Herculaneum or Pompeii during the 18th century. Giovanni Battista, a master of dramatic architectural vedute, immortalized these ruins to celebrate Rome's imperial past, blending meticulous...