GIOVANNI BATTISTA PIRANESI (1720–1778). "Vedute di Roma" (c. 1748), featuring the statue of Minerva

GIOVANNI BATTISTA PIRANESI (1720–1778) "Vedute di Roma" (c. 1748), featuring the statue of Minerva This engraving is the opening plate of the collection of Roman antiquities (Della Magnificenza ed Architettura de' Romani, Vedute di Roma, etc.), the frontispiece of Piranesi’s major archaeological series. It depicts an allegory of Rome surrounded by ancient busts, urns, architectural fragments, and monumental inscriptions. In a gilded wooden frame. Engraving dimensions: 52 x 69.7 cm

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Graphic arts

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Monte-Carlo

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H 52 × B 69,7 cm