Columns of the Pantheon in Rome

The Columns of the Pantheon in Rome. Francesco Piranesi (1758 -1810) Copper engraving, ca 1780. Dimensions with frame: 88 x 67.2 cm. Plate mark dimensions: 68 x 47.7 cm. Beautiful margins under mat, fine inking. Lovely frame, new mat. Francesco Piranesi, son of Giovanni Battista Piranesi, is also a highly talented engraver. Heir to the family workshop, he continues the dissemination of the famous views and ruins of Rome. Through the finesse of his engravings and his monumental perspectives, he contributes to the spread of the neoclassical taste in Europe and leaves a lasting mark on architectural engraving.