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Veduta delle due chiese, l'una detta della Madonna di Loreto, l'altra del Nome di Maria presso la colonna Trajana

Print
1762 (made)
Artist/Maker
Piranesi (artist)
Place of origin
Rome (made)

Piranesi's images of 'modern' Rome powerfully suggest the scale and grandeur of the churches, palaces and public buildings erected in the Renaissance and Baroque eras. But many of the views include, as well as the architectural marvels of the city, scenes of the picturesque, bustling life of the inhabitants of its streets and squares; details which also had an appeal as souvenirs for visitors making the Grand Tour.


Object details

Category
Prints
Object type
Print
Titles
  • Veduta delle due chiese, l'una detta della Madonna di Loreto, l'altra del Nome di Maria presso la colonna Trajana
  • View of the two churches, one called Santa Maria di Loreto and the other Nome di Maria, close to Trajan's Column
Materials and techniques
Etching
Etching
Brief description
Piranesi, etched view of the two churches in Rome, Santa Maria di Loreto and Nome di Maria, close to Trajan's Column
Physical description
Etched view of the two churches in Rome, Santa Maria di Loreto and Nome di Maria, close to Trajan's Column.
Dimensions
  • Height: 42.9cm
  • Width: 69.2cm
Credit line
Bequeathed by Constantine Alexander Ionides
Object history
Bequeathed by C.A. Ionides, 1900
Historical context
From Vedute di Roma, 1748-78, vol. II
Place depicted
Rome
Summary
Piranesi's images of 'modern' Rome powerfully suggest the scale and grandeur of the churches, palaces and public buildings erected in the Renaissance and Baroque eras. But many of the views include, as well as the architectural marvels of the city, scenes of the picturesque, bustling life of the inhabitants of its streets and squares; details which also had an appeal as souvenirs for visitors making the Grand Tour.
Bibliographic references
  • Piranesi List 30
  • Focillon 849
  • Hind 66, state II
  • Savoy, Bénédicte, Napoleon und Europa: Traum und Trauma, Munich: Prestel, 2010.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
CAI.920

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Record createdMarch 27, 2008
Record URL
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