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October 5, 2013 10:00 AMCalender
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Giovanni Battista Piranesi (Italian, 1720-1778) Veduta dell'avanzo del Castello...dell'Acqua Giulia

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Auction: European Furniture & Decorative Arts - 2676BLocation: BostonDate / Time: October 05, 2013 10:00AM

Description:

Giovanni Battista Piranesi (Italian, 1720-1778)

Veduta dell'avanzo del Castello...dell'Acqua Giulia
Signed in the plate "Piranesi Architetto fec." l.r.
Engraving and etching on paper, plate size 15 3/4 x 23 3/4 in. (39.5 x 60.3 cm),framed.
Condition: Scattered foxing, small stain to u.r. quadrant, subtle center crease, not examined out of frame.

Literature: Luigi Ficacci, Giovanni Battista Piranesi, The Complete Etchings (Koln: Taschen, 2000),p. 161, no. 130.

N.B. The print is thought to be a late lifetime or early posthumous impression.
Estimate $300-400


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Keywords

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Luigi Ficacci, Koln