Monumento antico ritrovato fra le rovine di un Sepolcro sulla Via Appia - 1778
By Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Located in Roma, IT
Antique monument found in a tomb on the Via Appia Artist proof, printed on contemporary laid paper, wide margins, representing an “antique monument found in a tomb on the Via Appia”.
Etching
$3,975
H 42.25 in W 26.5 in D 1.5 in
A Framed 18th C. Piranesi Etching of an Ancient Marble Vase from Hadrian's Villa
By Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Located in Alamo, CA
This large framed 18th century etching by Giovanni Battista Piranesi is entitled "Vaso antico di Marmo adornato di eccellenti Sculture si nella parte anteriere che nell' opposta, le ...
Etching
$1,750Sale Price|30% Off
H 15.875 in W 23.75 in
VEDUTA del SEPOLCRO della Famiglia PLAUZIA per la strada che Conduce da Roma....
By Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Located in Santa Monica, CA
GIOVANNI BATTISTA PIRANESI (Italian 1720-1778) VEDUTA del SEPOLCRO della Famiglia PLAUZIA per la strada che Conduce da Roma a Tivoli vicino a Ponte Lugano, c. 1756 (Hind 83; Focil...
Etching
$2,975
H 23.13 in W 33 in D 0.5 in
Basilica of San Lorenzo in Rome: A Framed 18th Century Etching by Piranesi
By Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Located in Alamo, CA
This large framed 18th century etching by Giovanni Battista Piranesi entitled "Veduta della Basilica di S. Lorenzo fuor della mura" (Basilica of San Lorenzo Outside the Walls), publi...
Etching
$4,429
H 22.84 in W 17.52 in D 0.08 in
La Colonna Trajana - Etching by G. B. Piranesi, Modern Style, 1758
By Giovan Battista Piranesi
Located in Roma, IT
Etching on laid paper. VI state on VII. Watermark: cross on a hill. Price erased; state prior to the addition of the three-digitl Firmin-Didot number. Excellent impression with na...
Etching
$2,000Sale Price|20% Off
H 14.25 in W 23.25 in
VEDUTA DEGLI AVANZI De’MAUSOLEI E DELLE FABBRICHE…...
By Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Located in Santa Monica, CA
GIOVANNI BATTISTA PIRANESI (Italian 1720-1778) VEDUTA DEGLI AVANZI De’MAUSOLEI E DELLE FABBRICHE…c 1756 (Hind 83; Focillon 20.A.293; Giesecke 116; Wilton-Ely I.480.428) Etching, pl...
Etching
$2,500
H 15.75 in W 21.375 in
Veduta del Romano Camipidpglio con scalinata che va alla chisea d’Araceli (The C
By Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Veduta del Romano Camipidpglio con scalinata che va alla chisea d’Araceli (The Capitol and the Steps of S. Maria in Aracoeli) Etching, 1775 Watermark: Double Circle Fleur de Lys A li...
Etching
$2,975
H 28.38 in W 14.63 in
Ancient Roman Medici Marble Vase: An 18th Century Etching by Piranesi
By Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Located in Alamo, CA
This large 18th century etching by Giovanni Battista Piranesi is entitled "Vaso antico di Marmo adornato di eccellenti Sculture si nella parte anteriere che nell' opposta, le quail r...
Etching
$5,245
H 21.5 in W 29.14 in D 0.04 in
Rovine del Tempio de' Castori nella città di Cora - Etching by G. B. Piranesi
By Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Located in Roma, IT
Image dimensions 40.6x56.8. Belongs to the Collection "Antiquities of Cori, described and etched by Giovambat Piranesi", and printed in 1764. Beautiful first roman edition/1st state ...
Etching
$975
H 15.5 in W 20 in
(Large!) UNA DELLE QUATTRO FIGURE RAPPRESENTANTI QUATTRO VITTORIE
By Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Located in Santa Monica, CA
GIOVANNI BATTISTA PIRANESI (1710-1778) UNA DELLE QUATTRO FIGURE RAPPRESENTANTI QUATTTRO VITTORIE, (Focillon 330, Wilton-Ely 463) 1750-1756 Etching, Plate 48 from “Le Antichita Roman...
Etching
$1,398
H 31.89 in W 23.04 in D 0.04 in
Vaso antico di marmo che è ornato di quattro Maschere - Etching 1778
By Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Located in Roma, IT
Antique marble vase decorated with four masks Artist proof, printed on contemporary laid paper, wide margins, representing an “antique marble vase decorated with four masks”, as the ...
Etching
$1,515
H 31.89 in W 23.23 in D 0.04 in
Vaso antico di marmo, che si conosceva nella Galleria... - Etching 1778
By Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Located in Roma, IT
English Title (short version): Antique marble vase in the Gallery of the Palazzo Barberini Artist proof, printed on contemporary paper, large margins, representing an “antique marbl...
Etching
$1,515
H 20.95 in W 15.16 in D 0.04 in
Vaso Cinerario di Gran Mole, etching from "Vases, Candelabras, Grave, Stones..."
By Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Located in Roma, IT
Well-knowned as an architect and an archaeologist, undoubtedly Giovanni Battista Piranesi, is the most important engraver of the 18th century: the leading artist in this field in the...
Engraving, Etching
$1,631
H 32.01 in W 23.04 in D 0.04 in
Vaso Antico di marmo di gran mole... - Etching - 1778
By Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Located in Roma, IT
Large antique marble vase in S. Cecilia in Trastevere Artist proof, printed on contemporary laid paper, wide margins, representing an antique marble vase in S.Cecilia in Trastevere, ...
Etching
Veduta del Campidoglio di fianco
By Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Located in New York, NY
Etching. Signed in the plate lower right. From the fourth state, of six, a late 18th / early 19th century impression; first Paris edition. From the Vedute di Rome series. Overall...
Etching
Ruine di Sepolcro antico
By Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Ruine di Sepolcro antico Etching, 1743 Signed in the plate bottomleft in the caaption plate From: Prima Parte, 1743 Second edition: 1750-1778 Watermark: R 37-39 A lifetime impression...
Etching
$9,500
H 20 in W 25.25 in
Vedute di Roma (3rd state) (Frontispiece of series, with Statue of Minerva)
By Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Located in Chicago, IL
Views of Rome (Vedute di Roma): Frontispiece for the whole series, with Statue of Minerva. A fine impression of the rare 3rd state (of seven) of this major work, the frontispiece fo...
Etching
Bring energy and an array of welcome colors and textures into your space by decorating with figurative fine-art prints and works on paper.
Figurative art stands in contrast to abstract art, which is more expressive than representational. The oldest-known work of figurative art is a figurative painting — specifically, a rock painting of an animal made over 40,000 years ago in Borneo. This remnant of a remote past has long faded, but its depiction of a cattle-like creature in elegant ocher markings endures.
Since then, figurative art has evolved significantly as it continues to represent the world, including a breadth of works on paper, including printmaking. This includes woodcuts, which are a type of relief print with perennial popularity among collectors. The artist carves into a block and applies ink to the raised surface, which is then pressed onto paper. There are also planographic prints, which use metal plates, stones or other flat surfaces as their base. The artist will often draw on the surface with grease crayon and then apply ink to those markings. Lithographs are a common version of planographic prints.
Figurative art printmaking was especially popular during the height of the Pop art movement, and this kind of work can be seen in artist Andy Warhol’s extensive use of photographic silkscreen printing. Everyday objects, logos and scenes were given a unique twist, whether in the style of a comic strip or in the use of neon colors.
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