F. PIRANESI (*1758) after PIRANESI (*1720), Fragments from the tomb of Mamia, Pompeii, 1805, Etchin

Francesco Piranesi (1758 Rom - 1810 Paris) after Giovanni Battista Piranesi (1720 Mogliano Veneto - 1778 Venice): Fragments from the tomb of Mamia on the Via dei Sepolcri, Pompeii, 1805, Etching

Technique: Etching on Paper

Inscription: At the lower part signed in the printing plate: "Dessiné par J. B. Piranesi / Gravé par F. Piranesi L'an 13/1805". At the lower part inscribed in the printing plate: "Dessin géometral d'un Vase, et de divers fragmens trouvés dans le tombeau de Mamia, ainsi que des Masques qui étaient dans son Ustrinum".

Date: 1805

Source: Giovanni Battista Piranesi (1720 Mogliano Veneto-1778 Venice) Antiquités de Pompeïa, 1804/1835 | print suite, Mythology, Architecture

Keywords: Pompeii; Campania; Vesuvius; engraving; antiquity; relics; vessels; patterns; masks; art; symmetry; detailing; warriors;, 19th century, Classicism, Architecture, Italy, Pompeii (Campanian),

Size: Paper: 46,2 cm x 64,9 cm (18,2 x 25,6 in), Plate: 36,5 cm x 54,0 cm (14,4 x 21,3 in), Depiction: 33,7 cm x 52,9 cm (13,3 x 20,8 in)

46.2 x 64.9 cm
Condition Report: Good condition. Pale light-staining. Occasional light foxing recognisable. More distinct foxing spots on the lower margin of the sheet. Smoothed crease at top centre. The upper right corner of the sheet is creased diagonally. Some soiling in places on the sheet margin.