Veduta, nella Via del Corso, del Palazzo dell'Accademia instituita da Luigi XIV, Re di Francia per i Nazionali Francesi studiosi della Pittura, Scultura, e Architettura...

Work on Paper

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DePaul Art Museum

Name/Title

Veduta, nella Via del Corso, del Palazzo dell'Accademia instituita da Luigi XIV, Re di Francia per i Nazionali Francesi studiosi della Pittura, Scultura, e Architettura...

Entry/Object ID

5019

Description

View along the Via del Corso of the Palazzo dell'Accademia, established by Louis XIV, King of France for French students of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture.

Artwork Details

Medium

Etching

Acquisition

Notes

Collection of DePaul Art Museum, gift of Judge John T. O'Connell

Made/Created

Artist

Piranesi, Giovanni Battista

Place

City

Rome

County

Italy

Continent

Europe

Notes

Creation Date: mid-18th century, printed early 19th century

Ethnography

Notes

Italian Europe, Italy

Lexicon

Legacy Lexicon

Class

WORKS ON PAPER

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Image

Width

153.67 cm

Length

100.33 cm

Exhibition

Piranesi

Interpretative Labels

Label

Veduta, nella Via del Corso, del Palazzo dell'Accademia instituita da Luigi XIV, Re di Francia per i Nazionali Francesi studiosi della Pittura, Scultura, e Architettura... Piranesi, Giovanni Battista Mid-19th century Digital image scanned from "Giovanni Battista Piranesi: The Complete Etchings" Vol.1 by John Wilton-Ely, 1994.

Label

"Piranesi arrived in Rome in 1740 and quickly perceived the demand for views of the city. By 1748, he had produced the first of 135 etchings of classical and Baroque Rome, the 'Vedute di Roma' (Views of Rome). The series evolved over the remaining three decades of his career. This view of the Palazzo Mancini (the seat of the French Academy since 1725), emphasizes the dramatic perspective of the Corso and reveals Piranesi's interest in the topography as well as in contemporary urban life." - The Met