| Method | Copper engraving |
| Artist | after Giovanni Battista Piranesi |
| Published | Publish'd According to Act of Parliament 23 June 1775. Printed fro Robt. Sayer, No. 53 in Fleet Street [c. 1800 impression] |
| Dimensions | Image 162 x 262 mm, Sheet 188 x 274 mm |
| Notes |
A perspective view of the Villa Ludovisi in its former glory, reaching from Via Veneto to Via Salaria and overlooking the rest of the city. Only part of the estate remains today, but the neighbourhood still bears the name "Ludovisi". Reduced copy of the series of views after Piranesi by Thomas Bowles III, also published by Robert Sayer. Giovanni Battista (also Giambattista) Piranesi (1720 – 1778) was an Italian artist famous for his etchings of Rome and of fictitious and atmospheric "prisons" (the Carceri d'Invenzione). He was a major Italian printmaker, architect and antiquarian. The son of a Venetian master builder, he studied architecture and stage design, through which he became familiar with Illusionism. During the 1740's, when Rome was emerging as the centre of Neoclassicism, Piranesi began his lifelong obsession with the city's architecture. He was taught to etch by Giuseppe Vasi and this became the medium for which he was best known. Condition: Trimmed within plate mark. Slight creasing to corners. Minor overall time toning, and ink offset to plate. |
| Framing | unmounted |
| Price | £55.00 |
| Stock ID | 47830 |