Boog van Constantijn te Rome, Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1748 - 1778

Identification

Title(s)

Boog van Constantijn te Rome
Veduta dell'Arco di Costantino (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-OB-39.392

Catalogue reference

Focillon 757
Wilton-Ely 230
Hind (Piranesi) 97-1(3)

Inscriptions / marks

collector's mark: Lugt 2228

Description

Gezicht op de Boog van Constantijn te Rome. Titel op blok rechtsonder.

Creation

Artist

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

Place

Rome

Dating

1748 - 1778

Material and Technique

Material

paper

Technique

etching

Measurements

height 480 mm × width 712 mm

Explanatory note

Deze prent maakt deel uit van de serie 'Vedute di Roma'. Piranesi werkte aan deze 135 platen tellende serie tussen 1748 en zijn dood in 1778. Francesco Piranesi voegde later nog twee prenten toe aan de reeks van zijn vader.

Subject

What

Where

Acquisition and rights

Acquisition

unknown 2006

Copyright

Public domain

Documentation

Giovanni Battista Piranesi : the complete etchings, John Wilton-Ely, p. 273, cat.nr. 230
Giovanni Battista Piranesi : a critical study, Arthur Mayger Hind, cat.nr. 97
Giovanni Battista Piranesi, p. 340, cat.nr. 757

Persistent URL

To refer to this object please use the following persistent URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10934/RM0001.COLLECT.66472

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