No. 83849113

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Giovanni Battista Piranesi (1720-1778) - View of the exterior of St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican, from Vedute di Roma (Roman Views)
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Giovanni Battista Piranesi (1720-1778) - View of the exterior of St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican, from Vedute di Roma (Roman Views)

Very good impression on thick laid paper. From Vedute di Roma (Views of Rome) Among the earliest subjects of the Vedute, not surprisingly, was the seat of Christendom, Saint Peter’s Basilica, and many of the other subjects Piranesi etched and hoped to sell to tourists are the sites that visitors still seek out today—the Colosseum, the ancient arches and baths, the Piazza Navona, the Campidoglio, and the major churches. Focillon 54.789; Giesecke passim; Hind 39.5 i/vii; Wilton-Ely I.196.153; Robison Prologmena 180-85 Condition is good. Yellowing paper. Tear at 12 o'clock (repaired). Some folds. Some foxing. #Legrandtour

No. 83849113

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Giovanni Battista Piranesi (1720-1778) - View of the exterior of St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican, from Vedute di Roma (Roman Views)

Giovanni Battista Piranesi (1720-1778) - View of the exterior of St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican, from Vedute di Roma (Roman Views)

Very good impression on thick laid paper.

From Vedute di Roma (Views of Rome)

Among the earliest subjects of the Vedute, not surprisingly, was the seat of Christendom, Saint Peter’s Basilica, and many of the other subjects Piranesi etched and hoped to sell to tourists are the sites that visitors still seek out today—the Colosseum, the ancient arches and baths, the Piazza Navona, the Campidoglio, and the major churches.

Focillon 54.789; Giesecke passim; Hind 39.5 i/vii; Wilton-Ely I.196.153; Robison Prologmena 180-85


Condition is good. Yellowing paper. Tear at 12 o'clock (repaired). Some folds. Some foxing.

#Legrandtour

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