Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Additional Plate to 'Parere su l'architettura'. Detail of an Imaginary Architectural Composition with Ionic Columns and Friezes Containing Griffins
About this artwork
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artist:Giovanni Battista Piranesi (1720 - 1778) Italian
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title:Additional Plate to 'Parere su l'architettura'. Detail of an Imaginary Architectural Composition with Ionic Columns and Friezes Containing Griffins
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date created:Unknown
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materials:Etching on paper
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measurements:Plate mark: 53.50 x 39.00 cm; Sheet: 69.50 x 54.00 cm
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credit line:Purchased by the Patrons of the National Galleries of Scotland 1998
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accession number:P 2964
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Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
The son of a stonemason, Piranesi was born near Mestre on the Venetian mainland. In his early years, he studied architecture, engineering, and stage design. He travelled to Rome in 1740 in the entourage of the Venetian ambassador to the Pope, and immersed himself in the study of the remains of the...