Anatomy / Statuary
PIRANESI Francesco (PIRANESE)
FICHE 11917
(1758 - 1810)
Discobolo in atto di lanciare il discro [...]
Plate from the series Statue Antiche incise da Francesco Piranesi
after Ludovico CORAZZARI (active c. 1780)
Etching
1791
A nice impression on strong laid paper.
The plates of the Antiche Statue are signed by Francesco Piranesi, dated between 1769 and 1792, after drawings by Corazzari, Roccheggiani, Angeletti, Piroli or Nocchi. They depict the most famous ancient statuary, from the Apollo of Belvedere to the equestrian statue of Marcus Aurelius. They are dedicated to Pope Pius VI, to great dignitaries, art lovers and patrons: the count of Creutz, Count Potocki, Prince Yussupoff, Duke Braschi Onesti, Count von Düben, Duke of Sudermania, Girolamo Zulian Ambassador at Venice, Poetess Catherine Dolfin, & c.
Plate: 480 x 325 mm.
Sheet: 720 x 510 mm.
Condition: full margins. Foxing principally visible by transparency, a soft watermark.
