Book: Diverse Maniere d'adornare i cammini
Giovanni Battista Piranesi (Mogliano 1720 - Rom 1778)
Lot-No. 472
Proceeds : 6.300 €
1769. 54 x 42,5 x 4,5 cm. Partially stains. Ed ogni altra parte degli edifizi. Opera del cavaliere Giambattista Piranesi architetto. Rom 1769. - Provenance: Estate Countess Finck von Finckenstein-Brinkama - Italian engraver, etcher and architect. P. was taught engraving since 1740 by the archaeologist and engraver G. Vasi. In 1745 P. began to document the buildings of antique Rome. By combining engraving a. etching he created dramatic effects of light. Mus.: New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, St. Petersburg, Athens, Berlin a. others. Lit.: Thieme-Becker, H. Focillon, P. Lamers-Schütze, L. Ficacci a. others.
Giovanni Battista Piranesi: Book: Diverse Maniere d'adornare i cammini
Giovanni Battista Piranesi (Mogliano 1720 - Rom 1778)
Book: Diverse Maniere d'adornare i cammini
Lot-No. 472
Proceeds : 6.300 €
1769. 54 x 42,5 x 4,5 cm. Partially stains. Ed ogni altra parte degli edifizi. Opera del cavaliere Giambattista Piranesi architetto. Rom 1769. - Provenance: Estate Countess Finck von Finckenstein-Brinkama - Italian engraver, etcher and architect. P. was taught engraving since 1740 by the archaeologist and engraver G. Vasi. In 1745 P. began to document the buildings of antique Rome. By combining engraving a. etching he created dramatic effects of light. Mus.: New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, St. Petersburg, Athens, Berlin a. others. Lit.: Thieme-Becker, H. Focillon, P. Lamers-Schütze, L. Ficacci a. others.
