Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Veduta di Piazza Navona sopra le rovine del Circo Agonale (View of the Piazza Navona)
Artist
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Additional Description
Etching on laid paper, watermark Lily in Circle (Hind watermark 1). (1751). 41.1 x 55.5 cm (plate); 49.6 x 65.1 cm (sheet).
Details
Focillon 806; Hind 16 II (of VI); Wilton-Ely 143; Ficacci 881.
Period
(1720 Venice - Rome 1778)
Technique
Druckgrafik
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Description
Plate 16 from: Views of Rome (Vedute di Roma). A very fine, rich and sharply defined impression, printed after the addition of lettering and signature, but prior to the addition of the publisher’s address. With wide margins. – Minor foxing. With the usual vertical centrefold. The edges somewhat light-stained, with a tiny tear in the lower margin. Otherwise in good condition.