Veduta della Gran Piazza e Basilica di San Pietro
Giovanni Battista Piranesi (Mogliano 1720 - Rom 1778)
Lot-No. 513
Proceeds : 600 €
1772. Etching. 45,5 x 69 cm. Sign. in the plate Cav. Piranesi F. Trimmed. - 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: Veduta della Gran Piazza e Basilica di San Pietro
Giovanni Battista Piranesi (Mogliano 1720 - Rom 1778)
Veduta della Gran Piazza e Basilica di San Pietro
Lot-No. 513
Proceeds : 600 €
1772. Etching. 45,5 x 69 cm. Sign. in the plate Cav. Piranesi F. Trimmed. - 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.
