Lettere di Giustificazione scritte a Milord Charlemont e a' di lui Agenti di Roma

1757

Giovanni Battista Piranesi

Associated Names
Giovanni Battista Piranesi

Artist, Venetian, 1720 - 1778

This is a drawing of a rectangular ornamental frame with intertwined objects and an inscription inside. The frame features depictions of feathers, ropes, and possibly wooden elements creating a textured border. Objects like a compass, a square ruler, and a long cylindrical tool are visible. The text inside the frame reads "All'Illmo Sig.re il Sig.r Dottor Gianmaria Galeotti." A ribbon-like element cascades at the bottom of the frame. The drawing is detailed with a focus on texture and form of the materials depicted.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    bound volume with 8 etched illustrations and presentation leaf

  • Credit Line

    Mark J. Millard Architectural Collection

  • Dimensions

    page size: 26.2 x 18.5 cm (10 5/16 x 7 5/16 in.)
    overall size (volume closed): 26.8 x 19.2 cm (10 9/16 x 7 9/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2000.145.1

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1918

  • Focillon 1918, p.63 A.

1922

  • Hind 1922, p.84.

1939

  • Berlin, Staatliche Museen. Katalog der Ornamentstich-Sammlung der Staatlichen Kunstbibliothek Berlin. Berlin and Leipzig, 1939: 1879.

Inscriptions

handwritten dedication in brown ink: All'Illmo Sigre / il Sigr Dottor / Giammaria / Galeotti.

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