Large plan of the entrance of the town of Pompeii, and its surrounding buildings, from "Antiquités de Pompeïa, tome premier, Antiquités de la Grande Grèce..." (Antiquities of Pompeii, volume one, Antiquities of Great Greece...), volume 1, plate 2
Rogers Fund, transferred from the Library
Catalogue
- Year
- 1804
- Medium
- Etching
- Dimensions
- Sheet: 21 7/8 x 31 9/16 in. (55.5 x 80.2 cm) Plate: 21 7/8 x 30 11/16 in. (55.5 x 78 cm)
- Collection
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Artist
- Francesco Piranesi
Artist
Francesco Piranesi was an Italian engraver, etcher and architect. He was the son of the more famous Giovanni Battista Piranesi and continued his series of engravings representing monuments and ancient temples. He worked for a long period in France, where he lived during the French Revolution.
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View of the interior of the city of Pompeii, from "Antiquités de Pompeïa, tome premier, Antiquités de la Grande Grèce..." (Antiquities of Pompeii, volume one, Antiquities of Great Greece...), volume 1, plate 6
1804 · Etching
View opposite the entrance gate of all of the shops to the right and left of the street of the City of Pompeii, from "Antiquités de Pompeïa, tome premier, Antiquités de la Grande Grèce..." (Antiquities of Pompeii, volume one, Antiquities of Great Greece...), volume 1, plate 13
1804 · Etching
Plate 45, Volume II of "Antiquités de la Grande-Grèce"
1802 · Etching
View of the Door and Peristyle of the Temple of Vesta
1780 · Etching on ivory laid paper
Prison Scene
1770 · Etching
View of Pompeii (Altra veduta della Stanza dove si preparava il Bogno Caldo . . . )
1770 · Etching
Record
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- Francesco Piranesi
- Year
- 1804
- Medium
- Etching
- Dimensions
- Sheet: 21 7/8 x 31 9/16 in. (55.5 x 80.2 cm) Plate: 21 7/8 x 30 11/16 in. (55.5 x 78 cm)
- Watts ID
- WW-1804-336928
Source
- Collection
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Source
- met
- Reference
- View at source
- Status
- verified