810 - F. PIRANESI (*1758) after PIRANESI (*1720), Street at the Entrance to Pompeii, 1804, etching

F. PIRANESI (*1758) after PIRANESI (*1720), Street at the Entrance to Pompeii, 1804, etching Francesco Piranesi (1758 Rome – 1810 Paris) after Giovanni Battista Piranesi (1720 – 1778): 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: Signed in the lower part of the printing plate: "Dessiné par J. B. Piranesi / Gravé par F. Piranesi L'an 12/1804." Inscribed in the lower part of the printing plate: "View of all the shops on the right and left [...]". Date: 1804 Description: The print depicts 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 among the stones, immersed in the silence of past splendor. Source: Giovanni Battista Piranesi (1720 Mogliano Veneto–1778 Venice) *Antiquités de Pompeïa*, 1804/1835 | print series, Mythology, Architecture Keywords: graphics; antiquity; street; column ruins; building remains; figures; stones; past; stillness; splendor; art history; architecture; ruins; historical; representation; depth perspective; attention to detail; cultural heritage, 19th century, Classicism, Architecture, Italy, Pompeii (Campania), 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), Image area: 38.4 cm x 70.0 cm (15.1 x 27.6 in) Condition: In poor condition. There is a full-page vertical crease in the center. Significant rubbing is visible in places. Coarse stains are visible in the upper area. Occasional slight bumps along the upper edge of the sheet.