.jpg?w=1)
PRINTS FROM THE PERSONAL COLLECTION OF THE LATE CHRISTOPHER MENDEZ
GIOVANNI BATTISTA PIRANESI (1710-1778)
Frontispiece with the Statue of Minerva, from the: Vedute di Roma
Details
GIOVANNI BATTISTA PIRANESI (1710-1778)
Frontispiece with the Statue of Minerva, from the: Vedute di Roma
etching
circa 1748
on laid paper, watermark Fleur-de-lys in a Circle (Hind 1)
a very fine, early impression of the first state (of seven)
before any publisher's address
printing very richly, with dark accents and intense luminosity
with margins, and deckle edge above
horizontal and vertical folds, partially split, and with other defects
Plate 505 x 643 mm.
Sheet 545 x 736 mm.
Frontispiece with the Statue of Minerva, from the: Vedute di Roma
etching
circa 1748
on laid paper, watermark Fleur-de-lys in a Circle (Hind 1)
a very fine, early impression of the first state (of seven)
before any publisher's address
printing very richly, with dark accents and intense luminosity
with margins, and deckle edge above
horizontal and vertical folds, partially split, and with other defects
Plate 505 x 643 mm.
Sheet 545 x 736 mm.
Provenance
Christopher Mendez (1943-2025), London; then by descent to present owners.
Literature
Focillon 786; Hind 2; Wilton-Ely 135
Brought to you by
Stefano Franceschi
Specialist