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Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Group of columns which support two arches of a great courtyard...circa 1743

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Engraving on cream paper depicting a monumental classical fountain and colonnaded courtyard with tiny human figures, rendered in fine hatched lines with strong tonal contrasts

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Group of columns which support two arches of a great courtyard..., circa 1743, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Purchased with funds provided by Patricia and Michael Forman, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Title
Group of columns which support two arches of a great courtyard...
Place Made
Italy
Date Made
circa 1743
Medium
Etching with engraving and drypoint
Dimensions
Sheet: 18 × 13 1/2 in. (45.72 × 34.29 cm) Image: 14 3/4 × 9 1/2 in. (37.47 × 24.13 cm)
Credit Line
Purchased with funds provided by Patricia and Michael Forman
Accession Number
AC1995.54.1.6
Classification
Prints
Collecting Area
Prints and Drawings