The Grotto of Posilipo

1791

Francesco Piranesi

Artist, Italian, c. 1758 - 1810

Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching in black and brown-red on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    plate: 76.9 x 50.9 cm (30 1/4 x 20 1/16 in.)
    sheet: 95.8 x 64.9 cm (37 11/16 x 25 9/16 in.)

  • Accession

    1990.86.1

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Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1933

  • Wollin, Nils, Graveurs Originales de Desprez ou Executees d'Apres Ses Dessins, p.111-12, 6, ii/ii.

1982

  • Miller, Naomi. Heavenly Caves: Reflections on the Garden Grotto. New York, 1982: p. 23-24.

Inscriptions

lower right in plate: Cav. Franc. Piranesi inc. 1791; lower left in plate: L. Despres del.; lower center in plate: La Grotta di Posilip, cioe' via sotterranea scavata nel vivo sasso per la lungh ezza di piu' di due stadj fra Napoli e Pozzuolo / pratticata dagli antichi per comodo della via lit torale ad evitar la salita del monte

Watermarks

T. Dupuy, Auvergne

Wikidata ID

Q74885345

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