PIRANÈSE, Giovanni Battista Piranesi, dit (1720-1778). - photo 1
PIRANÈSE, Giovanni Battista Piranesi, dit (1720-1778). - photo 2
PIRANÈSE, Giovanni Battista Piranesi, dit (1720-1778). - photo 3
PIRANÈSE, Giovanni Battista Piranesi, dit (1720-1778). - photo 4

PIRANÈSE, Giovanni Battista Piranesi, dit (1720-1778).

Lot 45
22.11.2023 14:00UTC +01:00
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Lot 45 | PIRANÈSE, Giovanni Battista Piranesi, dit (1720-1778).
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PIRANÈSE, Giovanni Battista Piranesi, dit (1720-1778).

Della Magnificenza ed Architettura de’ Romani…Rome, 1761.

Magnifique exemplaire de l'édition originale en maroquin rouge de l'époque. Tout comme les Antichita Romane, Della Magnificenza ed Architettura de’Romani, au-delà de la prouesse de gravure et d’imprimerie, est un travail à visées intellectuelles et même polémiques, compte tenu du contexte dans lequel il paraît.

La prise de position de Piranèse est ici plus directe que dans l’ouvrage précédent : l’enjeu est de réaffirmer le génie technique de l’antiquité romaine face à nombre d’historiens et d’intellectuels qui voient l’art grec comme bien supérieur.

C’est aussi une réponse, voire une riposte directe au livre de Le Roy, Les Ruines des plus beaux monuments de la Grève, paru en 1758. Affirmant sans ambages la supériorité des Romains, Piranèse justifie en particulier sa position en faisant des Romains les héritiers des Étrusques, un peuple qu’il décrit comme plus ancien que les Grecs, mais surtout plus doué.

Le recueil est dédié au pape Clément XIII, dont le patronage permit à Piranèse de publier ses grands recueils au début de la décennie 1760. Les largesses du souverain pontife contribuèrent grandement à ce que Piranèse puisse produire des volumes si richement illustrés, en particulier de grandes planches dépliantes, particulièrement coûteuses.



Wilton-Ely 753-798. Focillon, B 927-966.



Grand in-folio (557 x 405 mm). 1 titre-frontispice latin, 1 titre-frontispice italien, 1 portrait du pape, 3 lettrines gravées, 2 vignettes, et 38 planches (dont 8 à double page et 4 dépliantes), l'ensemble dessiné et gravé par Piranèse (quelques rousseurs et piqûres, surtout aux pages de texte).

Reliure de l'époque : maroquin rouge de l’époque, triple filet doré en encadrement, dos à nefs et caissons ornés, gardes de papier marbré, tranches dorées (quelques frottements et restaurations aux coins, quelques accrocs au plat inférieur).

Provenance : William Gott (1797-1863 ; ex-libris armorié) ; Alexis de Redé (ex-libris).



A very attractive copy of the first edition, with very strong impressions, in contemporary red morocco.

Artist:Giovanni Battista Piranesi (1720 - 1778)
Place of origin:Italy, Europe
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