Piranesi "Veduta della Basilica di S. Lorenzo" (Etching, pub. 1830s)
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Giovanni Battista Piranesi
(Italian, 1720-1778)
Veduta della Basilica di S. Lorenzo fuor delle mura
First published 1750 (Rome), this impression published 1835-39 (Paris)
Engraving on paper
14 1/2" x 25 3/4" (plate impression)
A view of the Basilica of San Lorenzo, from Piranesi's definitive series Views of Rome. Fifth state of five, published by Firmin-Didot, Paris, 1835-39. Calcografia Camerale blind stamp to the lower right. Housed in a glazed frame measuring 24" x 34 3/4".
Literature: Arthur Hind, Giovanni Battista Piranesi: A Critical Study with a List of His Published Works and Detailed Catalogue of the Prisons and the Views of Rome. Cotswold Gallery (London), 1922.
Condition
Good condition, noting faint foxing across the sheet. Not removed from the frame.
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