Sale: 427 / Old Masters and Art of the 19th Century, Nov. 20. 2015 in Munich Lot 14

 

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Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Veduta della Basilica, e Piazza de S. Pietro in Vaticano, 1748.
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Veduta della Basilica, e Piazza de S. Pietro in Vaticano. 1748.
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Focillon 787. Hind 3 IV (of VII). Signed and inscribed in plate. Strong early impression, still carrying the price, on laid paper (with watermark "lily in double circle"). With broad margin around plate's edge and usual centerfold. 40.2 x 54.3 cm (15.8 x 21.3 in). Sheet: 53,1 x 67,2 cm (20,9 x 26,5 in).
Sheet 3 of Vedute di Roma. [CB].




14
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Veduta della Basilica, e Piazza de S. Pietro in Vaticano, 1748.
Etching
Estimate:
€ 1,800 / $ 1,944
Sold:
€ 2,500 / $ 2,700

(incl. surcharge)