Piranesi: Ruins of the Temple of Hercules
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Giambattista Piranesi (1720-1778)

"Veduta del Tempio di Ercole nella Città di Cora, dieci miglia lontano da Velletri."

The ruins of the Temple of Hercules at Cori.

Copper engraving from "Vedute di Roma" by G.B Piranesi, Paris (First Complete Edition) 1800-1807.

Engraving size: 39 x 53 cm, sheet size: 56 x 75 cm

Finely etched view in a beautiful early impression with rich nuances, on strong handmade laid paper, wide paper margins, a few light creases, overall in very good condition.

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Lit.: Hind 91/II; Ficacci.321 A