F. PIRANESI (*1758) after PIRANESI (*1720), Temple of Isis, Pompeii, 1806, Etching

Francesco Piranesi (1758 Rom - 1810 Paris) after Giovanni Battista Piranesi (1720 Mogliano Veneto - 1778 Venice): Temple of Isis, Pompeii, landscape of ruins in destroyed Pompeii with figures, 1806, 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 1806". At the lower part inscribed in the printing plate: "Vue de links'Aspect du Temple d'Isis [...]".

Date: 1806

Description: The picture illustrates an ancient landscape of ruins, characterised by classical architecture and columns of the destroyed Temple of Isis in the middle of Pompeii. A central staircase leads to a raised platform; figures in contemporary clothing lend the scene a lively context.

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

Keywords: Vesuvius; Ruins; Antiquity; Architecture; Classicism; Columns; Stairs; Pedestal; Figures; History; Culture; Drawing; Art; Engraving; Perspective; Trees; Sky; Shadow; Light; Materiality; Texture;, 19th century, Classicism, Architecture, Italy, Pompeii (Campanian),

Size: Paper: 65,0 cm x 93,7 cm (25,6 x 36,9 in), Plate: 53,6 cm x 78,0 cm (21,1 x 30,7 in), Depiction: 49,3 cm x 76,3 cm (19,4 x 30 in)

65 x 93.7 cm
Condition Report: Rather good condition. There is a full-page vertical crease in the centre. Pale discolouration in the margin and occasional pale foxing. Soiled along the upper edge of the sheet and damaged by tears in the centre.