 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
|
January 20-April 21 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
View
of the Temple of the Sibyl in Tivoli,
from the Vedute of Rome, 1761
The Household Accounts(L’Œconome), 1754
The
Palazzo Barberini,
from the Vedute di Roma, 1749
View
and Plan of the Vauxhall at
the Foire Saint-Germain, 1772
Sculpture:
Workshop for Plaster Casting,
Tools and Methods, 1751-1772
Sculpture:
Various Procedures
for Working on Marble and Tools, 1751-1772
GIOVANNI
BATTISTA PIRANESI
Italian, 1720 – 1778
View of the Temple of the Sibyl in Tivoli,
from the Vedute of Roma
etching, 1761
Gift of Charles Andrew Kistler
and Mary K. Stahl, 60.16.11
This
etching showcases Piranesi’s combination of the imaginative and the
informative. He documents
the ruins of classical antiquity, emphasizing organic forms and natural
decay. Even Piranesi’s figures seem like metamorphosing
organic forms tied to the landscape, as they writhe about in the foreground
and through the holes in the ruins.
Piranesi’s use of text in the form of a topographical legend is often a demonstration of his archaeological desire and intent to document the landscape. In this print, the text in the lower margin discusses the temple of the sibyl and also identifies a secondary building, the temple marked in the print by the number two.
