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Lot No. 61
DescriptionGiovanni Battista Piranesi
(Mogliano 1720-1778 Rome) Set of three etchings:1. Two marble friezes, titled "Fregio antico di marmo con Ipogrifi si vede nel Cortile del Palazzo della Valle a Sant'Andrea", etching, signed Cavalier Piranesi F. in the plate, 44,5 x 69,5 cm (Focillon 681); 2. A pair of vases from "Vasi, Candelabri e Cippi II", each approx. 53,5 x 38,8 cm (Focillon 636, 645), unmounted, unframed, (3), (Sch)
Very beautiful impressions, rich in contrasts on firm laid paper with a wide margin along plate marks, lightly browned, minor foxing, the margins somewhat frayed, otherwise in good condition. All impressions presumably from the first edition, published in Rome 1778-1790.
Specialist: Mag. Astrid-Christina Schierz
Master Drawings, Prints before 1900, Watercolours, Miniatures - 02.05.2012 - 16:00
Master Drawings, Prints before 1900, Watercolours, Miniatures
Auction Date: 02.05.2012 - 16:00
Location: Palais Dorotheum
Category: 19th Century Painitings
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