Giovanni Battista Piranesi Etching "Veduta della Basilica di S.Sebastiano"
Item Details
Giovanni Battista Piranesi (Italian, 1720 – 1778)
Veduta della Basilica di S.Sebastiano fuori delle mura di Roma, su la via Appia (View of the Basilica of St. Sebastian outside the walls of Rome, on the Appian Way), late 18th/early 19th century
Etching on laid paper
Inscribed in plate “F. Piranesi” to the lower center
Second state from the Posthumous Roman Edition or First Paris Edition
Pulled from Vedute di Roma
Marked “II” to the lower right and “20” to the end of title in cartouche to the lower left
Watermark of three birds on a house to the center right
Condition
- toning and foxing marks throughout; vertical crease through the center of the print; marks to the upper corners of the mat; print examined outside of the frame; minor abrasions to the frame.
Dimensions
- measures frame; sheet measures 34.0" W x 23.25" H; plate mark measures 26.25" W x 16.5" H.
Item #
ITMG240158
