F. PIRANESI (*1758) after PIRANESI (*1720), Inscription... Lot 299
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F. PIRANESI (*1758) after PIRANESI (*1720), Inscription and mosaic of the Temple of Isis, Pompeii,
Francesco Piranesi (1758 Rom - 1810 Paris) after Giovanni Battista Piranesi (1720 Mogliano Veneto - 1778 Venice): Inscription and mosaic of the Temple of Isis in destroyed Pompeii, 1806, 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 1806". At the lower part inscribed in the printing plate: "Pavé de Mosaique blanc, et noir qui orne la cellule du Temple d'Isis [...]".
Date:
1806
Description:
Precise image of the inscription in the cella of the Temple of Isis in Pompeii and the floor mosaic.
Source:
Giovanni Battista Piranesi (1720 Mogliano Veneto-1778 Venice) Antiquités de Pompeïa, 1804/1835 | print suite, Mythology, Architecture
Keywords:
Historical; Mosaic; Inscription; Latin; French; Ornament; Representation; Border; Dedication; Graphics; Pattern; Art; Archaeology; Documentation; Antiquity; Black and white; Print; Aesthetics; Geometry; Culture;, 19th century, Classicism, Architecture, Italy, Pompeii (Campanian),
Size:
Paper: 65,0 cm x 93,4 cm (25,6 x 36,8 in), Plate: 53,3 cm x 77,2 cm (21 x 30,4 in)
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