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Giovanni Battista Piranesi — Villa Pamphili outside Porta S. Pancrazio, from Views of Rome
Giovanni Battista Piranesi

Villa Pamphili outside Porta S. Pancrazio, from Views of Rome

1776

Among Piranesi's final works in his monumental "Views of Rome" series, this etching captures the baroque villa's integration with the Roman countryside through the artist's characteristic bold contrasts and precise architectural detail.

Medium
Etching on heavy ivory laid paper
Dimensions

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Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Villa Pamphili outside Porta S. Pancrazio, from Views of Rome, 1776

Among Piranesi's final works in his monumental "Views of Rome" series, this etching captures the baroque villa's integration with the Roman countryside through the artist's characteristic bold contrasts and precise architectural detail.

Medium
Etching on heavy ivory laid paper
Dimensions
49 x 70.3 cm
Year
1776
Seen at
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL

Related themes

Ruins, Etching, Landscape, Brown Tones, Paper, Italian, Detailed, Neoclassical, 18th Century, Architecture

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