$948
Giovanni Battista Piranesi (Italian, 1720-1778) Lot of Two Framed Etchings: Veduta degli avanzi del Foro di Nerva , and Avanzi degl'Aquedotti Neroniani.. . Signed in the plates. Plate sizes to approx. 19 1/4 x 28 in. (49.2 x 71.4 cm). Condition: Toning, foxing, Foro with vertical center crease and repair l.r. corner, Aquedotti with tear u.c. and with crease or tear l.c., not examined out of frames. Literature: Luigi Ficacci, Piranesi, The Complete Etchings , Taschen: Köln, New York: Taschen, c. 2000, plates 966 and 989, respectively. These have not been examined out of the frames,. The paper is quite fragile. They are believed to be an early printing.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2011-04-09
