F. PIRANESI (*1758) after PIRANESI (*1720), At... Lot 280
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F. PIRANESI (*1758) after PIRANESI (*1720), At the tomb of Mamia, Pompeii, 1804, Etching
Francesco Piranesi (1758 Rom - 1810 Paris) after Giovanni Battista Piranesi (1720 Mogliano Veneto - 1778 Venice): Ustrinum, burial site at the tomb of Mamia on the via dei Sepolcri, Pompeii, 1804, Etching
Technique:
Etching on Paper
Inscription:
At the lower part signed in the printing plate: "Dessiné par J. B. Piranesi / Gravé par F. Piranesi L'An 12/1804". At the lower part inscribed in the printing plate: "Vue intérieure de links'ustrinum, du tombeau de Mamia, [...]".
Date:
1804
Description:
The picture presents a detailed engraving showing architectural reliefs on the tomb of the priestess Mamia. Stone faces and geometric patterns indicate the cultural significance of the burial site. Framed by vegetation, the work evokes an atmosphere of a sublime past.
Source:
Giovanni Battista Piranesi (1720 Mogliano Veneto-1778 Venice) Antiquités de Pompeïa, 1804/1835 | print suite, Mythology, Architecture
Keywords:
Engraving; Antiquity; Architecture; Relief; Stone faces; Geometric patterns; Cultural significance; Vegetation; Sublimity; Past; Richness of detail; Stone wall, 19th century, Classicism, Architecture, Italy, Pompeii (Campanian),
Size:
Paper: 68,0 cm x 49,0 cm (26,8 x 19,3 in), Plate: 57,2 cm x 42,5 cm (22,5 x 16,7 in), Depiction: 52,2 cm x 40,7 cm (20,6 x 16 in)
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