F. PIRANESI (*1758) after PIRANESI (*1720), Figurine... Lot 281
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F. PIRANESI (*1758) after PIRANESI (*1720), Figurine capital from Pompeii, 1806, Etching
Francesco Piranesi (1758 Rom - 1810 Paris) after Giovanni Battista Piranesi (1720 Mogliano Veneto - 1778 Venice): Figural capital from Pompeii with male and female figures from the house opposite the basilica, 1806, Etching
Technique:
Etching on Paper
Inscription:
At the lower part signed in the printing plate: "Dessiné par J. B. Piranesi / Gravé par P. Piranesi L'an 1806". At the lower part inscribed in the printing plate: "Plan perspectif du Chapiteau qui ornait links'entrée de la maison située vis-à-vis de la Basilique, marqué N. 13. à la Pl. XLIV.".
Date:
1806
Description:
This engraving shows three busts on the capital of an architecturally designed façade of a house in Pompeii.
Keywords:
Pompeii; Campania; Engraving; Busts; Balustrade; Arcade; Architecture; Classicism; Decoration; Art; Attention to detail; Cultural heritage; Design; Aesthetics; Structure; Motifs; Visualisation; Historical representation; Illustration; Art history; Graphics, 19th century, Classicism, Architecture, Italy, Pompeii (Campanian),
Size:
Paper: 46,7 cm x 65,0 cm (18,4 x 25,6 in), Plate: 36,5 cm x 54,2 cm (14,4 x 21,3 in), Depiction: 33,9 cm x 53,2 cm (13,3 x 20,9 in)
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