Temple of Janus (with Arch of Argentieri and Via Cloaca Maxima), Rome
Giovanni Battista Piranesi (Mogliano 1720 – Rome 1778)
Category
Art / Prints
Date
1770 - 1800
Materials
Glass, Paper, Wood
Measurements
520 mm (H)755 mm (W)
Place of origin
Italy
Order this imageCollection
A La Ronde, Devon
NT 1312050
Summary
Print, etching, Temple of Janus (with Arch of Argentieri and Via Cloaca Maxima), Rome by Giovanni Battista Piranesi (Mogliano 1720 – Rome 1778). From his Vedute di Roma series published from 1745 onwards. Probably bought by Parminters on Grand Tour. Probably among the 23 engravings mentioned in the 1930 private inventory.
Provenance
Original Parminter item, purchased by the trust in 1991.
Makers and roles
Giovanni Battista Piranesi (Mogliano 1720 – Rome 1778), engraver (printmaker)