811 - F. PIRANESI (*1758) after PIRANESI (*1720), In the cella of the Temple of Isis, Pompeii, 1805, Etch

F. PIRANESI (*1758) after PIRANESI (*1720), In the cella of the Temple of Isis, Pompeii, 1805, Etch Francesco Piranesi (1758 Rom - 1810 Paris) after Giovanni Battista Piranesi (1720 - 1778 ): In the cella of the Temple of Isis, Pompeii, landscape of ruins in ruined Pompeii with figures, 1805, Etching Technique: Etching on Paper Inscription: At the lower part signed in the printing plate: "Dessiné par J. B. Piranesi / Gravé par F. Piranesi L'an 13/1805". At the lower part inscribed in the printing plate: "Vue interieure du Pronao, et de la cellule du Temple d'Isis". Date: 1805 Description: Depiction of a classical interior with imposing columns, ruins and masonry architectural elements inside the pronaos with a view of the cella of the Temple of Isis at Pompeii. A single figure, presumably clad in historical garments, sits reading in a corner. The play of light and shadow emphasises the spatial depth. Source: Giovanni Battista Piranesi (1720 Mogliano Veneto-1778 Venice) Antiquités de Pompeïa, 1804/1835 | print suite, Mythology, Architecture Keywords: Classicism; Ruins; Columns; Architecture; Reading figure; Historical; Interior; Light and shadow; Spatiality; Walls; Antiquity; Contrast; Silence; Study; Scholarship; Timelessness; Education; Ambience, 19th century, Classicism, Architecture, Italy, Pompeii (Campanian), Size: Paper: 64,8 cm x 93,0 cm (25,5 x 36,6 in), Plate: 50,4 cm x 72,0 cm (19,8 x 28,3 in), Depiction: 47,9 cm x 71,2 cm (18,9 x 28 in) Condition: Rather good condition. There is a full-page vertical crease in the centre. Slight discolouration along the edges of the sheet. Occasional pale foxing spots visible. Some soiling along the upper edge of the sheet.