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Gianbattista Piranesi
Mozano di Mestre, Venice 1720 – 1778 Rome
Three diagrams of Doric Temple construction
Three diagrams of Doric Temple construction
Pl. XXIV Della Magnificenza ed Architettura de’Romani
Wilton-Ely 784
390 x 237 mm
Original etching, 1761.
The plate signed.
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The Della Magnificenza ed Architettura de’ Romani
In his treatise Della Magnificenza ed Architettura de’ Romani, published 1761, Piranesi demonstrated his personal view in the Graeco-Roman debate that Roman art was superior to Greek art, and was derived from the Etruscans. The book was dedicated to his patron Pope Clement XIII, whose portrait adorned the frontispiece.
Prints from Della Magnificenza ed Architettura de’ Romani in this exhibition are:
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