Forum of Nerva, Rome
Giovanni Battista Piranesi (Mogliano 1720 – Rome 1778)
Category
Art / Prints
Date
1701 - 1800
Materials
Paper
Measurements
401 x 618 mms
Order this imageCollection
Blickling Hall, Norfolk
NT 354113.5
Summary
Print, engraving, Forum of Nerva, Rome, by Giovanni Battista Piranesi (Mogliano 1720 – Rome 1778). Monumental building with columns and archway, figures in foreground, some on horseback. Inscription 'Veduta degli avanzi del Foro di Nerva'. 'Gio Batt. Piranesi Archit F'. Key in italian describing 1-7 features. Within original border, with two reproduction ribbon bows. From a collection of 52 prints, C18, affixed around the walls of the Print Room.
Makers and roles
Giovanni Battista Piranesi (Mogliano 1720 – Rome 1778), artist