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F. PIRANESI (*1758) after PIRANESI (*1720), Street at the entrance to Pompeii, 1804, Etching

Francesco Piranesi (1758 Rom - 1810 Paris) after Giovanni Battista Piranesi (1720 Mogliano Veneto - 1778 Venice): Street at the entrance to Pompeii near the surgeon's house Landscape of ruins in destroyed Pompeii with figures, 1804, 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 12/1804". At the lower part inscribed in the printing plate: "Vue de toutes les Boutiques de droite et de gauche [...]". Date: 1804 Description: The graphic shows an ancient street in the ruins of Pompeii, flanked by the ruins of columns and the remains of buildings and commercial premises. Individual figures move on the stones, immersed in the silence of past splendour. Source: Giovanni Battista Piranesi (1720 Mogliano Veneto-1778 Venice) Antiquités de Pompeïa, 1804/1835 | print suite, Mythology, Architecture Keywords: graphics; antiquity; street; column ruins; building remains; figures; stones; past; stillness; splendour; art history; architecture; ruins; historical; representation; depth perspective; attention to detail; cultural heritage, 19th century, Classicism, Architecture, Italy, Pompeii (Campanian), Size: Paper: 49,2 cm x 80,6 cm (19,4 x 31,7 in), Plate: 43,3 cm x 74,0 cm (17 x 29,1 in), Depiction: 38,4 cm x 70,0 cm (15,1 x 27,6 in)

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F. PIRANESI (*1758) after PIRANESI (*1720), Street at the entrance to Pompeii, 1804, Etching

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