F. PIRANESI (*1758) after PIRANESI (*1720), Portal... Lot 303

F. PIRANESI (*1758) after PIRANESI (*1720), Portal to the Temple of Isis, Pompeii, 1805, Etching Francesco Piranesi (1758 Rom - 1810 Paris) after Giovanni Battista Piranesi (1720 Mogliano Veneto - 1778 Venice): Portal to the Temple of Isis in Pompeii, landscape of ruins with figures, 1805, 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 13/1805". At the lower part inscribed in the printing plate: "Vue de la porte de links'enceinte du Temple d'Isis [...]". Date: 1805 Description: The meticulous etching shows a perspective interior view of a ruin with columns and frescoes. Three figures can be seen in the foreground, while architectural details and inscriptions define the space. Source: Giovanni Battista Piranesi (1720 Mogliano Veneto-1778 Venice) Antiquités de Pompeïa, 1804/1835 | print suite, Mythology, Architecture Keywords: Pompeii; Vesuvius; Campania; etching; ruin; perspective; interior view; columns; frescoes; figures; historical; architectural; inscriptions; art history; depth of field; composition; linear perspective; light and shadow effects; stucco work; antiquity; archaeological depiction;, 19th century, Classicism, Architecture, Italy, Pompeii (Campanian), Size: Paper: 93,2 cm x 64,9 cm (36,7 x 25,6 in), Plate: 73,2 cm x 51,0 cm (28,8 x 20,1 in), Depiction: 68,5 cm x 48,7 cm (27 x 19,2 in)