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Giovanni Battista Piranesi — View of the Remains of the Praetorian Fort [the Poecile], Hadrian's Villa, Tivoli, from Views of Rome
Giovanni Battista Piranesi

View of the Remains of the Praetorian Fort [the Poecile], Hadrian's Villa, Tivoli, from Views of Rome

1770

Part of Piranesi's systematic documentation of Hadrian's Villa, this etching reveals the artist's ability to find sublime beauty in fragmentary ruins while maintaining archaeological precision.

Medium
Etching on heavy ivory laid paper
Dimensions

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Giovanni Battista Piranesi, View of the Remains of the Praetorian Fort [the Poecile], Hadrian's Villa, Tivoli, from Views of Rome, 1770

Part of Piranesi's systematic documentation of Hadrian's Villa, this etching reveals the artist's ability to find sublime beauty in fragmentary ruins while maintaining archaeological precision.

Medium
Etching on heavy ivory laid paper
Dimensions
36.6 x 64.9 cm
Year
1770
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Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL

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