Catalogo delle Opere Date Finora Alla Lvce Da Gio Battista Piranesi

Giovanni Battista Piranesi and Francesco Piranesi (authors)

Associated Names
Francesco Piranesi

Author, Italian, c. 1758 - 1810

Giovanni Battista Piranesi

Author, Venetian, 1720 - 1778

This is a detailed catalog or listing of artworks by Giovanni Battista Piranesi, featuring text and illustrations organized into sections such as "Antichità Romane" and "Vedute di Roma" discussing Roman architecture and views of Rome. The images show smaller drawings of architectural elements, monuments, and vistas, with two notable illustrations at the bottom showcasing elaborate settings with classical elements and intricate details in Piranesi's style.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and engraving on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Mark J. Millard Architectural Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 39.8 x 29.6 cm (15 11/16 x 11 5/8 in.)
    sheet: 53.5 x 42.4 cm (21 1/16 x 16 11/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1983.49.78

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Focillon 1918, no. 1

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Mark J. Millard, New York; purchased by NGA, 1983.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1918

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

2000

  • Pollak et al. 2000, no. 79

Wikidata ID

Q74044132

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