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TITLE:
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Views of Rome: Frontispiece with Statue of Minerva, (3rd State)
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WORK DATE:
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1748
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CATEGORY:
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Prints and Multiples
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MATERIALS:
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Etching
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MARKINGS:
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Watermark:
Fleur-de-lys in a Double Circle (Hind 3)
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SIZE:
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h: 49.8 x w: 63.1 cm / h: 19.6 x w: 24.8 in
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STYLE:
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Old Masters
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PRICE*:
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DESCRIPTION:
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Reference:
Hind 2 III/VII
Notes:
1. A fine impression of the 3rd state (of seven) of this major work, the frontispiece for Piranesi’s Vedute di Roma.
2. In his one hundred thirty-five “Vedute di Roma, published over a period of some thirty-three years, Piranesi showed repeatedly that he was as interested in the interior construction of the depicted ruins as in their exterior appearance. Thus, the structures, which Piranesi etched, were analyzed by him technically as well as from a purely archaeological and aesthetic standpoint. The exterior harmony of a building, for Piranesi, was a function of its inner construction. The building’s walls were not merely a surface but also a volume. It was only in comprehending architecture under these varied aspects that the true grandeur and poetry of ancient Rome could be understood and correctly presented. In considering the Vedute di Roma, in general, we see a gradual development from a lighter, silvery and more “Venetian” treatment of the earlier works to an increasingly stronger and complicated treatment of the later works.
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