| Method | Copper engraving |
| Artist | after Giovanni Battista Piranesi |
| Published | London, Printed for Robt. Sayer. No. in Fleet Street [c. 1800 impression] |
| Dimensions | Image 162 x 262 mm, Plate 188 x 274 mm, Sheet 190 x 278 mm |
| Notes |
A perspective of the Piazza del Popolo in Rome, with the Flaminio obelisk, flanked by the facades of the Santa Maria del Miracoli and Santa Maria in Montesanto churhces, overlooking the Via di Ripetta, Via del Corso and Via del Babuino. 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 close to plate mark. Slight creasing to corners. Minor overall time toning, and ink offset to plate. |
| Framing | unmounted |
| Price | £65.00 |
| Stock ID | 47828 |