Theater van Marcellus te Rome, Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1748 - 1778

Title(s)

Theater van Marcellus te Rome
Teatro di Marcello (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-1941-645

Catalogue reference

• Focillon 818
• Wilton-Ely 157
• Hind (Piranesi) 33-3 of 4(7)

Inscriptions / marks

• collector's mark: Lugt 2228

Description

Gezicht op het Theater van Marcellus 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 404 mm × width 550 mm

What

• theatre (building) - AA - open-air performances
• city-view, and landscape with man-made constructions

Where

• Theater van Marcellus
• Rome

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. 200, cat.nr. 157
• Giovanni Battista Piranesi : a critical study, Arthur Mayger Hind, p. 47, cat.nr. 33
• Giovanni Battista Piranesi, p. 348, cat.nr. 818