Piranesi, Giovanni B. [Restored detail of the Trophy of Octavian Augustus - three shields and helmet]. [From Trofei di Ottaviano Augusto.

Giovanni B. Piranesi. [Restored detail of the Trophy of Octavian Augustus - three shields and helmet].  From  Trofei di Ottaviano Augusto. 

Rome: [1753].  20 ¼ x 14 ½.  Engraving.  Laid paper.  Very good condition.  W-E pg.318 #5. 

Giovanni Battista Piranesi (1720-78) is renowned for his splendid views of ancient and modern Rome.  In a life time dedicated to recording these magnificent buildings and mysterious ruins, he created a prodigious oeuvre of dramatic and moving images.  The large scale Vedute di Roma is one of the best known and most extensive series, and the one that established Piranesi’s reputation. 

Other prints by Giovanni Battista Piranesi and son Francesco:

Altar of Bacchus

Architectural details

Cinerary urns (2)

Marble Candelabrum

Marble trireme on pedestal

Ornamental tripod & vases

Pompeiian Shop Interior

Portico of the Pantheon

Temple of Vesta (side view)

Temple of Vesta ornamentation

Temple of Vesta (prospect)

Theater of Herculaneum

Trophies of Octavian (cuirass, shield & spear)

Villa of Maecenas