Title page to vol. IV, containing bridges, remains of theatres and arcades ... (Tomo quarto contenente i ponti antichi, gli avanzi de'teatri, de'portici ...)
1765
Artwork Information
In the introduction to Antichità romane, a publication that disseminated his ideas the length and breadth of Europe, Piranesi described his developing passion for antiquity:
"When I first saw the remains of the ancient buildings of Rome lying as they do in cultivated fields or gardens, and wasting away under the ravages of time, or being destroyed by greedy owners who sell them as materials for modern buildings, I determined to preserve them for ever by means of my engravings." (exhibition label, 2004)
- Title
- Title page to vol. IV, containing bridges, remains of theatres and arcades ... (Tomo quarto contenente i ponti antichi, gli avanzi de'teatri, de'portici ...)
- Production Date
- 1765
- Medium
- etching
- Dimensions
- 400 x 253 mm
- Credit Line
- Mackelvie Trust Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, bequest of Dr Walter Auburn, 1982
- Accession No
- M1982/1/4/32
- Copyright
- No known copyright restrictions
- Department
- International Art
- Display Status
- Not on display
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