Europe, Map - Italy / Rome; Giovanni Battista Piranesi - Veduta dell'avanzo del Castello... (Piazza Vittorio - esquilino) - 1751-1760
Beautiful and large copper engraving from 1753, engraved by Giovanni Battista Piranesi
View of the ruins of what are called "Mario's Trophies" in Piazza Vittorio sull'Esquilino.
The door seen in the background is marked in the caption as "Villa Palombara", that is, it was one of the five doors
of the aforementioned Villa of which today there is only one which we call "Porta Alchemica"
First French edition, according to Hind (34, IV/VI) with catalog numbers added by his son Francesco
Engraver: Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Technique: Etching and burin
Period: 1753
Print run: first state out of eight (Hind 34 IV/VI) - (1800-1807)
Italian nationality
Engraved part dimensions: 39. 5 x 60 cm
The print is in excellent condition, printed on laid paper with "Dupuy" watermark
It is supplied with a certificate of guarantee which certifies its authenticity.
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Beautiful and large copper engraving from 1753, engraved by Giovanni Battista Piranesi
View of the ruins of what are called "Mario's Trophies" in Piazza Vittorio sull'Esquilino.
The door seen in the background is marked in the caption as "Villa Palombara", that is, it was one of the five doors
of the aforementioned Villa of which today there is only one which we call "Porta Alchemica"
First French edition, according to Hind (34, IV/VI) with catalog numbers added by his son Francesco
Engraver: Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Technique: Etching and burin
Period: 1753
Print run: first state out of eight (Hind 34 IV/VI) - (1800-1807)
Italian nationality
Engraved part dimensions: 39. 5 x 60 cm
The print is in excellent condition, printed on laid paper with "Dupuy" watermark
It is supplied with a certificate of guarantee which certifies its authenticity.
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