Dies ist ein Original, keine Reproduktion / This is an original, not a reproduction.

Giovanni Battista PIRANESI • "Il Campo Marzio dell'an­tica Roma."

Titel: Labrum aegyptiacum porphyreticum
(Sarcophagus of Egyptian porphyry)

by Roberto Adam Viro Clarissimo
Ioannes Baptista Piranesius

Original Kupferstich von Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1762
Unten rechts in der Platte signiert: Piranesi F.
Focil­lon 433; Wilton-Ely 564. 

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Original copper engraving  by Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1773
Signed, lower right margin: Piranesi F.
Focil­lon 433; Wilton-Ely 564. 

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Zustand / Condition:
Kleines Loch im unteren Teil, ansonsten tadellos.
Wunderschöner Kontrast-reicher Druck auf sehr schwerem Bütten
mit breitem Rand. -  siehe Bilder.

A small hole at the bottom, otherwise excellent condition 
A beautiful and brilliant print on heavy laid paper
with broad margins - please see images.

Blattgrösse / Size of paper: 57 x 41,5 cm
Grösse der Ansicht / Size of image: 20 x 30  cm 

Giovanni Battista Piranesi (1720 - 1778)
was one of the leading figures in the development of the neoclassical style in the 18th century. 
 In his "Vedute di Roma he" illustrates the great buildings of Rome, from ancient times
to the mid 18th century, when many were in ruins.  
The unbroken popularity of this work is due not only to the scenic subject but Piranesi’s
unbeatable artistry, his mastery of perspective combined with subtle tonality and imaginative flair. 
The Vedute are the largest and best known series of the prints Piranesi produced,
comprising 135 plates by him and two by his son Francesco Piranesi.