Prima Parte di Architetture, e Prospettive (First Edition, Third Issue)
dated 1743 but printed 1747
Medium
1 vol: title plate (Robison 1, state iii), dedication page (reset text w/ initial "S" (Robison 14), 14 plates (R.2-3, 5-12 state ii; R.14-18 state i)
Dimensions
page size: 49 x 35 cm (19 5/16 x 13 3/4 in.)
Classification
Volume
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Andrew W. Mellon Fund
Accession Number
1978.3.1
About the Artist
Giovanni Battista Piranesi · 1720–1778
Giovanni Battista Piranesi (1720–1778) was an Italian printmaker, architect, and antiquarian whose visionary etchings of Rome and imaginary prisons revolutionized architectural representation and profoundly influenced both Neoclassicism and Romanticism. Piranesi stands as one of the most important printmakers of the eighteenth century, fundamentally shaping European perceptions of ancient Rome an...