Lot 235
Italy.- Ancient Greece.- Piranesi (Giovanni Battista) Vue des restes du pronaos de l'édifice que l'on peut considérer comme le Collège des Anfictions..., etching and engraving, [1778]
Hammer Price: £700
Description
Italy.- Ancient Greece.- Piranesi (Giovanni Battista) Vue des restes du pronaos de l'édifice que l'on peut considérer comme le Collège des Anfictions..., from "Différentes vues de... [Paestum]", etching and engraving, a fine early impression on thick laid paper with watermark of Strasbourg lily within two concentric circles, platemark 500 x 680 mm (19 3/4 x 26 3/4 in), good margins, central vertical fold, some minor browning and surface dirt, unframed, [1778].
Literature:
Hind p. 19, 87
⁂ "The last great work of [Piranesi's] life... There is nothing of greater dignity of composition in his whole work...' [Hind]
Description
Italy.- Ancient Greece.- Piranesi (Giovanni Battista) Vue des restes du pronaos de l'édifice que l'on peut considérer comme le Collège des Anfictions..., from "Différentes vues de... [Paestum]", etching and engraving, a fine early impression on thick laid paper with watermark of Strasbourg lily within two concentric circles, platemark 500 x 680 mm (19 3/4 x 26 3/4 in), good margins, central vertical fold, some minor browning and surface dirt, unframed, [1778].
Literature:
Hind p. 19, 87
⁂ "The last great work of [Piranesi's] life... There is nothing of greater dignity of composition in his whole work...' [Hind]
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