![]() ![]() ![]() Here, the artist renders a bulging closeup of the northern outer wall in a distorted perspective that emphasizes the monument’s massive volume. Piranesi produced several large vedute of the ancient amphitheater known as the Colosseum, including this print from the early 1760s. ![]() Though these views of ancient and modern Roman buildings were sold as individual sheets to scholars, tourists, and artists to serve as souvenirs of their travels, surviving puncture marks suggest that they were often bound together with other prints in album form. Over the course of thirty years, from around 1748 until his death in 1778, Piranesi produced a series of 135 prints called the Vedute di Roma. By the late 1740s, he was making the large-scale vedute that he is most famous for today. In Vasi’s workshop, Piranesi learned quickly, and made significant advances in his etching technique. ![]() With thousands of happy customers over the last five years we guarantee your satisfaction with superior customer service and overall buying experience (check out our feedback).When Piranesi first came to Rome from Venice in 1740, he entered the studio of Giuseppe Vasi, the foremost engraver of city views, or vedute, in Rome. Thank you for visiting Henning Fine Art's online gallery here on etsy! We specialize in fine art from the Renaissance to Contemporary dealing with a plethora of past artists which include Pablo Picasso, Diego Giacometti, Edward Curtis, Alfred Mitchell, Banksy and even Bob Ross. The images provided accurately represent the quality, condition and aesthetic beauty of this fine Piranesi etching of the Arch of Constantine and Colosseum but if you have any questions please feel free to ask prior to purchasing! The sheet has no watermark and appears to have been removed from a very large binding which can be seen along the top of the sheet. Originally printed in the mid 18th century this is a later edition with the present numbers “22IIII” low right and “34” in the upper right. Some discoloration is present as well as minimal signs of handling and an overall light waviness to the sheet which is executed by the raking light in the provided photo because it looks wonderful when framed and hung. Measuring with its full sheet 19 1/2 x 29 1/2 inches the plate mark measures 16 x 21 1/2 inches and is in overall quite good condition. This print shows an intricate design and fine execution from the darker foreground of dense ruins, foliage and figures to the large arch and colosseum in the distance which stands out highlighted as a nearly cloudless sky is overhead. Piranesi is an artist who needs no introduction and whose large oeuvre of prints depicting Roman ruins are immediately recognizable by most collectors and enthusiasts. Up for sale is an incredibly beautiful and rare etching by the talented 18th century Italian printmaker Giovanni Piranesi entitled “View of the Arch of Constantine and the Flavian Amphitheatre”. ”View of the Arch of Constantine and the Flavian Amphitheatre”Įtching on Cream Paper - Removed from Large Binding We accept competitive offers on all works of fine art and can provide international shipping, please send us a direct message to inquire. ![]()
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