809 - F. PIRANESI (*1758) after PIRANESI (*1720), Main Gate at the Tomb of Mamia, Pompeii, 1805, etching

F. PIRANESI (*1758) after PIRANESI (*1720), Main Gate at the Tomb of Mamia, Pompeii, 1805, etching Francesco Piranesi (1758 Rome – 1810 Paris) after Giovanni Battista Piranesi (1720 – 1778): 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: Signed in the lower part of the printing plate: "Dessiné par J. B. Piranesi / Gravé par F. Piranesi L'an 13/1805." Inscribed in the lower part of the printing plate: "Exterior View of the Main Gate of the Mamia Tomb [...]". Date: 1805 Description: The artwork depicts a massive ancient ruin bathed in 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 series, 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 (Campania), 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), Image area: 51.9 cm x 41.1 cm (20.4 x 16.2 in) Condition: Good condition. There is a full-page horizontal crease in the center. Some rubbing is clearly visible in the image. Pale staining in the margin. Slightly browned along the edges. The corners of the sheet are slightly bumped.