View of the Ruins of the House of Niccolo di Rienzo constructed from fragments of Ancient Buildings, from the series Roman Antiques (Le Antichita Romane)

Giovanni Battista Piranesi

Italian (1720-1778)

View of the Ruins of the House of Niccolo di Rienzo constructed from fragments of Ancient Buildings, from the series Roman Antiques (Le Antichita Romane), 1756

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5‐¹⁄₄×8IN.CM

Focillon 183; Wilton-Ely 318. From the series Roman Antiques (Le Antichita Romane). Inscribed in the plate top left corner: “Tav. XXI”; inscribed in the plate top right corner: “Fig. I”; signed in the plate lower right: ‘Piranesi Archit. dis. inc.”; with description below the image: “Veduta dell’ avanzo della Casa di Nicolò di Rienzo fabbricata di spoglie di antichi edifiz / zj, in contro la Chiesa di S. Maria Egizziaca”. A fine impression in fine condition.