Rome: a capriccio of ancient buildings, including the Pantheon, an obelisk, the arch of Constantine and the basilica of Antoninus (?). Etching by J.S. Muller, 1753, after G.P. Panini.
- Panini, Gian Paolo, 1691 or 1692-1765.
- Date:
- 1.st Feb. 1753
- Reference:
- 2498680i
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About this work
Description
On the left is a statue of a lion attacking a horse (Capitoline Museums; Haskell and Penny, op. cit., no. 54). The "obelisk of Augustus" with Egyptian hieroglyphics appears to be the Obelisco Flaminio erected in the Piazza del Popolo, Rome, in 1589. In the right foreground is the Medici vase (removed from Rome to Florence in 1780; Haskell and Penny, op. cit., no. 81)
Publication/Creation
London : Printed for T. Bowles, John Bowles & Son : Robert Sayer : Henry Overton, 1.st Feb. 1753.
Physical description
1 print : etching ; platemark 33.2 x 47 cm
Lettering
The Pantheon ; the obelisk of Augustus ; ruins of an antient round temple near Pozziolo ; the arch of Augustus ; the basilica of Antoninus ; Gio. Paolo Pannini pinxt. ; J.S. Müller sculp.
References note
F. Haskell and N. Penny, Taste and the antique, London 1981
Reference
Wellcome Collection 2498680i
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Where to find it
Location Status Access Closed stores