Portici tirati dintorno ad un Foro con palazzo regio

1750

Giovanni Battista Piranesi

Associated Names
Giovanni Battista Piranesi

Artist, Venetian, 1720 - 1778

The image shows an architectural scene with classical structures viewed straight-on. The horizon is low, with elaborate building facades and Corinthian columns reaching upwards. Beyond, there are archways and buildings with intricate details. The image is created with precise line work, resembling an etching, and has a monochromatic color palette in shades of sepia or brown. Statues and ornamental elements adorn the structures, adding to the grandiose feel of the scene.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Frank Anderson Trapp

  • Dimensions

    plate: 16.1 x 21.9 cm (6 5/16 x 8 5/8 in.)
    sheet: 23.2 x 31.3 cm (9 1/8 x 12 5/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2004.128.34

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Focillon 1918, no. 127

  • Series Title

    Opere Varie di Architettura, prospettive, grotteschi, antichità

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Frank Anderson Trapp [1922-2005], Amherst, MA; gift to NGA, 2004.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1918

  • Focillon, Henri. Giovanni-Battista Piranesi; essai de catalogue raisonne de son oeuvre. Paris: Librairie Renouard, Henri Laurens, 1918.

1994

  • Wilton-Ely, John. Giovanni Battista Piranesi: the Complete Etchings. San Francisco, 1994.

Inscriptions

lower center in plate: Portici tirati dintorno ad un Foro con palazzo regio; lower right in plate: Piranesi F.

Wikidata ID

Q75430002

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