Veduta dell'Arco di Tito (View of the Arch of Titus)

c. 1780s

Laura Piranesi after Giovanni Battista Piranesi

Associated Names
Laura Piranesi

Artist, Italian, 1754 - 1790

Giovanni Battista Piranesi

Artist After, Venetian, 1720 - 1778

The image shows the Arch of Titus in a detailed artistic perspective. The arch is prominently featured on the right side, with a low horizon and a clear sky in the background fading into the arch's shadow. The etching technique delicately depicts the stone textures, light, and shadow variations. Figures in historical clothing walk towards the arch, with additional ruins visible in the distance. The color palette is monochromatic, using shades of sepia and black to create depth and contrast, highlighting the arch's grandeur and significance.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    plate: 14 × 20.6 cm (5 1/2 × 8 1/8 in.)
    sheet: 16 × 23.4 cm (6 5/16 × 9 3/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1974.53.23

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hind 1922, no. 98, State (reduced copy)

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1922

  • Hind, Arthur M. Giovanni Battista Piranesi; a critical study with a list of his published works and detailed catalogues of the prisons and the views of Rome. London: Cotswold Gallery; New York: E. Weyhe, 1922.

Wikidata ID

Q65573625

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