Sold for:
$444
$444
Giovanni Battista Piranesi (Italian, 1720-1778) Veduta del Tempio di Giove Tonante, 1756 (Focillon, 819; Hind, 44 II/VI). Identified within the plate. Etching and engraving on paper, plate size 15 3/4 x 23 5/8 in. (39.9 x 59.9 cm), framed. Condition: Pale foxing and staining within the image, gentle rippling, not examined out of frame. Out of the frame the sheet measures approximately 20 3/4 x 28 1/2, and has brown paper tape along all of its edges. There is soiling and surface grime, especially to the margins. There is a central crease, plus additional creases around this in the upper margin. There are two tiny rubs to the surface of the image.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2012-02-03
