Piramide van Cestius te Rome, Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1748 - 1778

Title(s)

Piramide van Cestius te Rome
Piramide di C. Cestio (title on object)
Gezichten op Rome (series title)
Vedute di Roma disegnate ed incise da Giambattista Piranesi architetto Ve(nez)iano (series title)

Object type

• print

Object number

RP-P-1941-585

Catalogue reference

• Focillon 745
• Wilton-Ely 190
• Hind (Piranesi) 36-1(3)

Inscriptions / marks

• collector's mark: Lugt 2228

Description

Gezicht op de Piramide van Cestius te Rome. Titel en verklarende nummers in ondermarge.

Artist

• print maker: Giovanni Battista Piranesi (mentioned on object)
• after own design by: Giovanni Battista Piranesi

Place

Rome

Dating

1748 - 1778

Material

• paper

Technique

etching

Measurements

height 391 mm × width 536 mm

What

• pyramid (marking grave)
• city-view, and landscape with man-made constructions

Where

• Rome
• Piramide van Cestius

Credit line

• J.W.E. vom Rath Bequest, Amsterdam

Acquisition

bequest 1941

Copyright

Public domain

• Familie Vom Rath-Bunge te Amsterdam : en de nalatenschap van J.W.E. vom Rath (1863-1940)
• Giovanni Battista Piranesi : the complete etchings, John Wilton-Ely, p. 233, cat.nr. 190
• Giovanni Battista Piranesi, p. 339, cat.nr. 745
• Giovanni Battista Piranesi : a critical study, Arthur Mayger Hind, p. 48, cat.nr. 36