Giovanni Battista Piranesi (1720-1778)
Title: The So-Called Tempio della Tosse, Near Tivoli. Interior Upright (Veduta interna del Tempio della Tosse) "Temple of the Cough"
Medium: Etching
Date Of Execution: 1764
Dimensions: Plate size: 24 3/4 x 18 1/4 inches , Sheet size: 29 1/4 x 20 inches
Signature: Signed in the plate
References And Exhibitions:
From: Vedute di Roma, Plate 118
A Roman edition
Watermark: Fleur-de-Lys in a double circle
This building was depicted in a watercolor by J.M.W. Turner, 1819
Reference: Focilon 775
Wilton-Ely 203
Hind 70 ii/V, with the additional etching to the shadows
Note: "the so-called Tempio della Tosse (Temple of the Cough), believed to be the vestibule of a Roman villa. The ruin is situated near the Santuario di Ercole Vincitore (Sanctuary of Hercules Victor), formerly known as the Villa of Maecenas"
Courtesy: Tate.org
Condition Notes:
Good condition
Centerfold (as usual for Piranesi print from albums)
Bright snappy impression
Price: (US) $2,750.00
Inventory Number: FA11646
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