Inscribed plinth from the Capitoline Museum
Etching
1756
Early Modern
50.0 x 39.0 cm
Giovanni Battista Piranesi (1720 – 1778)
Giovanni Battista Piranesi (1720-1778): Italian master of etching famed for dramatic Roman architecture, fantastical 'Carceri' prisons & detailed cityscapes. A Neoclassical visionary.
About this artwork
- Title: Inscribed plinth from the Capitoline Museum
- Artist: Giovanni Battista Piranesi
- Year: 1756
- Original dimensions: 50.0 x 39.0 cm
- Format: Portrait
- Copyright status: Public domain
- Color palette: Neutrals
- Purpose: Focal
- Keywords: fine line hatching , roman ruins etching , inscribed stone plinth
- Color intensity: Balanced