Piranesi "Veduta della Basilica di S. Lorenzo" (Etching, pub. 1830s)

Giovanni Battista Piranesi

(Italian, 1720-1778)

Veduta della Basilica di S. Lorenzo fuor delle mura

First published 1750 (Rome), this impression published 1835-39 (Paris)

Engraving on paper

14 1/2" x 25 3/4" (plate impression)

A view of the Basilica of San Lorenzo, from Piranesi's definitive series Views of Rome. Fifth state of five, published by Firmin-Didot, Paris, 1835-39. Calcografia Camerale blind stamp to the lower right. Housed in a glazed frame measuring 24" x 34 3/4".

Literature: Arthur Hind, Giovanni Battista Piranesi: A Critical Study with a List of His Published Works and Detailed Catalogue of the Prisons and the Views of Rome. Cotswold Gallery (London), 1922.

24 x 34.75 x 1.25 in
Condition Report: Good condition, noting faint foxing across the sheet. Not removed from the frame.