GIOVANNI-BATTISTA PIRANESI Mozano di Mestre, Italy (1720) /

Strong etching on laid paper with watermark Signed on plate: “Cavalier Piranesi F.". Number 68, from the series: "Vasi, candelabri...lucerne, ed ornamenti antichi disegnati ed incisi dal..”, Rome, 1778. Piranesi participated in the excavations and discovery of caryatids A, B and C., and placed them in their old positions on the wall, to design the engraving adding a cover and frieze. Measurements: Footprint: 44 x 70 cm