F. PIRANESI (1758-1810), Cooking utensils from... Lot 288

F. PIRANESI (1758-1810), Cooking utensils from Pompeii, 1805, Etching Francesco Piranesi (1758 Rom - 1810 Paris): Ancient cooking and household utensils from the ruins of Pompeii, 1805, Etching Technique: Etching on Paper Inscription: lower left signed in the printing plate: "Dessiné par F. Piranesi L'an 1805". At the lower part inscribed in the printing plate: "Ustencilles de ménage, des anciens trouvés à Pompeia". Date: 1805 Description: The depiction shows four antique objects from the ruins of Pompeii, carefully arranged and captured in detail in a print. In the foreground a bowl and a jug, behind it a large plate ornament and a jug, surrounded by vegetative elements that suggest historical relics. Source: Giovanni Battista Piranesi (1720 Mogliano Veneto-1778 Venice) Antiquités de Pompeïa, 1804/1835 | print suite, Mythology, Architecture Keywords: printmaking; antique objects; bowl; jug; plate; ornamentation; vegetation; relics; historical; arrangement; richness of detail; artwork, 19th century, Classicism, Archeology, Italy, Pompeii (Campanian), Size: Paper: 65,0 cm x 91,9 cm (25,6 x 36,2 in), Plate: 53,6 cm x 66,2 cm (21,1 x 26,1 in), Depiction: 50,0 cm x 63,5 cm (19,7 x 25 in)