F. PIRANESI (*1758) after PIRANESI (*1720), Main gate at the Tomb of Mamia, Pompeii, 1805, Etching Francesco Piranesi (1758 Rom - 1810 Paris) after Giovanni Battista Piranesi (1720 Mogliano Veneto - 1778 Venice): Main gate at the Tomb of Mamia on the Via dei Sepolcri, 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 Extérieure de la porte principale du tombeau de Mamia [...]". Date: 1805 Description: The artwork shows a massive ancient ruin under the radiant rays of the sun. A figure in the foreground rests on the ground, leaning on a long pole. Source: Giovanni Battista Piranesi (1720 Mogliano Veneto-1778 Venice) Antiquités de Pompeïa, 1804/1835 | print suite, Mythology, Architecture Keywords: Ustrinum; Tomb; Antiquity; Ruin; Sunbeams; Exploration; Figures; Nature; History; Reconquest; Work of art; Radiance; Transience; Architecture; Light; Shadow; Tree; Wall; Sky; Perspective; Silence; Antiquity;, 19th century, Classicism, Architecture, Italy, Pompeii (Campanian), Size: Paper: 93,0 cm x 64,7 cm (36,6 x 25,5 in), Plate: 56,9 cm x 42,5 cm (22,4 x 16,7 in), Depiction: 51,9 cm x 41,1 cm (20,4 x 16,2 in)