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GIOVANNI B. PIRANESI Veduta del Ponte e Castello Sant'Angelo.
Etching, 1754. 383x585 mm; 15¼x23 inches, wide margins. Second state (of 6), with the address and price. From the Vedute di Roma. A superb, richly-inked impression with very strong contrasts, all the details distinct, and no sign of wear.
The Vedute di Roma is a series of 134 etchings of famous Roman buildings, ruins and monuments created by Piranesi (1720-1778) over nearly three decades (circa 1748-circa 1777), and is among the most ambitious and successful printmaking productions of all time. Hind 29.
