Veduta della Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore (View of the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore)

c. 1780s

Laura Piranesi, after Giovanni Battista Piranesi

Associated Names
Laura Piranesi

Artist, Italian, 1754 - 1790

Giovanni Battista Piranesi

Artist After, Venetian, 1720 - 1778

This print shows a view of a large basilica. In front of it is a town square that we see from a high vantage point. The basilica, including domes and a clock tower, is visible in the distance. Closet to us, a column on a pedestal is positioned slightly left of center. Other buildings and groups of people are present around the basilica and the column. The print is monochromatic, with dark lines contrasting against the light paper. It is surrounded by a border of off-white paper, and at the bottom are the words "Veduta della Basilica di S. Maria Maggiore."

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Funds from Kaywin Feldman

  • Dimensions

    plate: 14 × 20.9 cm (5 1/2 × 8 1/4 in.)
    sheet: 27.3 × 39.9 cm (10 3/4 × 15 11/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2025.49.1

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(sale, Weschler's, Rockville, MD, 19 November 2024, lot 391); purchased with Gift of Funds from Kaywin Feldman.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

in plate, lower margin below image: Veduta della Basilica di S.a Maria Maggiore; in plate, at bottom right in margin below image: Laura Piranesi incise; recto, at bottom, in graphite by a later hand: 5 3/4 x 8 1/2 #81 13 1/2 x 16" FR-41146

Markings

none

Watermarks

cartouche with text (likely a variation of AMG SERAFINI FABRIANO)

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