Paris: 1803. Edition: First Paris Edition., Binding: No binding. , Notes: Giovanni Battista Piranesi (1720 – 1778) was a prominent Italian Classical archaeologist, architect, and artist, famous for his etchings of Rome. Although he was the son of a stonemason and studied structural and hydraulic engineering, Piranesi is best remembered for his monumental etchings, which demonstrate this lifelong interest in architecture and design. Le Rovine del Castello dell’Acqua Giulia continues Piranesi’s “study of the Roman water system, which he had initiated in the Antichità” (Wilton-Ely, 583).

John Wilton-Ely, Piranesi: The Complete Etchings, vol. 1, pp. 583-605; Bibliography National Gallery (Washington), Mark J. Millard, 4 (2000), 89; RIBA, Early printed books, 3 (1999), no. 2565; A.M. Hind, Giovanni Battista Piranesi (1922 repr. 1978), 85; H. Focillon, Giovanni-Battista Piranesi (1918 repr. 1964), 396-420.


Missing plates
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- 3
- 4 A and B
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- 9
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, Size: Folio (570x 415 mm), Illustration: Containing plates only: 12, lacking 8. , Category: Book Europe Italy; Book Art, Architecture & Design;. A very good example of this treatise on the ruins of the fountainhead of the Acqua Giulia in Rome, originally prepared as an extension of Le Antichità Romane published 5 years prior. Plates are clean and crisp. Item #B6753

Price: $7,500.00