Oeuvres des Chevaliers Jean Baptiste et François Piranesi

1792

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Francesco Piranesi

Associated Names
Giovanni Battista Piranesi

Artist, Venetian, 1720 - 1778

Francesco Piranesi

Artist, Italian, c. 1758 - 1810

This is a photograph of a historical document cover. The document is a title page from the works of Jean Baptiste and François Piranesi, printed in Rome in 1792. The text is in French and includes decorative elements such as a cherubic figure holding architectural tools, surrounded by ornate floral designs and symbols representative of architecture and geometry. There are handwritten annotations at the top. The design suggests it was created with an emphasis on classical aesthetics typical of the late 18th-century print works.

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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Ex Libris AR (not identified). (Sims Reed, London); purchased 2016 by NGA.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

label on lower cover: E.V / 41. (not identified); label on titlepage: D. VII / 108.2


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