The Staircase with Trophies

published 1750/1758

Giovanni Battista Piranesi

Associated Names
Giovanni Battista Piranesi

Artist, Venetian, 1720 - 1778

The image is a drawing of an architectural interior. It features a complex space with arches, staircases, and elevated walkways. In the foreground, steps lead up to a platform with a stone sculpture or architectural detail. Cross-hatching and dense line work create depth and shadows. Vaulted ceilings and columns convey a sense of vastness. The drawing highlights intricate architectural elements, space, and perspective.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching, engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1946.21.393

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Robison 1986, no. 34, State i/vi

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

one of set of 13 prints (NGA 1946.21.389-401) purchased by Lessing J. Rosenwald, Philadelphia, from William H. Schab, 4 October 1946 (JYAE; 46.193); gift to NGA, 1946.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1961

  • Piranesi Prints, Andrew Dickson White Museum of Art, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 1961.

Bibliography

1918

  • Focillon 31.

1922

  • Hind 8.

1986

  • Robison, Andrew. Piranesi Early Architectural Fantasies: A Catalogue Raisonne of the Etchings. Washington: National Gallery of Art; Chicago and London: The University of Chicago Press, 1986.

Watermarks

Fleur-de-lis (Robison 5)

Wikidata ID

Q65072795

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