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Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Temples of Iside and Serapi - Etching by G. B. Piranesi - 1759

1759

About the Item

Temples of Iside and Serapi is an etching realized by the italian artist Giovanni Battista Piranesi in 1759. Image dimensions: 41.5 x 55.5 cm. Very precious lifetime impression. Complete title on the lower margin of plate: "Tempj del Sole e della Luna o come altri, d'Iside e Serapi". Ref. Cat. Ficacci Ed. Taschen n.887 Cat. Hind n. 50 state I/VI Cat. Focillon n. 812 The state of preservation of the artwork is good except for very light folds along the margin and very little tear. The artwork represents a beautiful scenery of Temples of Iside and Serapi . The print is characterized by soft and delicate strokes that define the composition in a balance and harmony Giovanni Battista Piranesi is well-known as an architect, an archaeologist and, undoubtedly as the most important engraver of the 18th century: the leading artist in this field in the period going from Rembrandt to Goya. Generations after him would continue to imagine Ancient Rome as he portrayed it in his magnificent “Vedute”. In the last period, Piranesi’s activities, above all as an editor, were characterised by a more commercial flavour. By this time he was already very famous, and created the series of decorative plates of antiquities, collected in his work “Vasi, candelabri, cippi, sarcofagi, tripodi, lucerne, ed ornamenti antichi disegnati ed incisi dal cav. Gio. Batt. Piranesi pubblicati l’anno MDCCLXXIIX”, 1778, (Vases, candelabras, grave,stones, sarcophagi, tripods, lamps, and ornaments designed and etched by Cav. Gio.Batt. Piranesi, published in the year 1778), printed and integrated by his son Francesco.
  • Creator:
    Giovanni Battista Piranesi (1720-1778, Italian)
  • Creation Year:
    1759
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 20.28 in (51.5 cm)Width: 28.75 in (73 cm)Depth: 0.04 in (1 mm)
  • Medium:
  • Period:
    1750-1759
  • Framing:
    Framing Options Available
  • Condition:
    Insurance may be requested by customers as additional service, contact us for more information.
  • Gallery Location:
    Roma, IT
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: M-1088951stDibs: LU65036840202

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