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Catalogo delle Opere

Giovanni Battista Piranesi

Associated Names

Giovanni Battista Piranesi

Artist, Venetian, 1720 - 1778

This is a drawing featuring intricate architectural elements and text. The left side shows a highly decorated pillar with sculpted motifs, the central area contains formal script, and the right side includes a smaller illustration of a cityscape with classical buildings and a distant dome structure. The composition is detailed and well-organized, demonstrating the artist's skill in combining text and imagery.

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Artwork overview

Medium

etching
Credit Line

Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund
Dimensions

sheet: 48 x 30.4 cm (18 7/8 x 11 15/16 in.)
Accession Number

1974.53.24
Catalogue Raisonné

Focillon 1918, no. 1

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1918

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

Wikidata ID

Q65568896

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