F. PIRANESI (*1758) after PIRANESI (*1720), Portal to the Temple of Isis, Pompeii, 1805, Etching

Francesco Piranesi (1758 Rom - 1810 Paris) after Giovanni Battista Piranesi (1720 Mogliano Veneto - 1778 Venice): Portal to the Temple of Isis in Pompeii, landscape of ruins with figures, 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: "Vue de la porte de links'enceinte du Temple d'Isis [...]".

Date: 1805

Description: The meticulous etching shows a perspective interior view of a ruin with columns and frescoes. Three figures can be seen in the foreground, while architectural details and inscriptions define the space.

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

Keywords: Pompeii; Vesuvius; Campania; etching; ruin; perspective; interior view; columns; frescoes; figures; historical; architectural; inscriptions; art history; depth of field; composition; linear perspective; light and shadow effects; stucco work; antiquity; archaeological depiction;, 19th century, Classicism, Architecture, Italy, Pompeii (Campanian),

Size: Paper: 93,2 cm x 64,9 cm (36,7 x 25,6 in), Plate: 73,2 cm x 51,0 cm (28,8 x 20,1 in), Depiction: 68,5 cm x 48,7 cm (27 x 19,2 in)

93.2 x 64.9 cm
Condition Report: Rather good condition. There is a full-page horizontal crease in the centre. Distinctive printer's crease at lower centre margin. Some rubbing in places in the print, especially at the bottom. Pale foxing especially in the margin. Significantly browned along the lateral edges. Numerous tears along the upper left edge of the sheet. Small thinning of the paper in the upper left margin.