Vedute di Roma

giovannibattistapiranesi

photography

landscape illustration sketch

mechanical pen drawing

pencil sketch

incomplete sketchy

charcoal drawing

charcoal art

photography

column

pen-ink sketch

pen work

pencil art

intricate and detailed

building

This etching, "Vedute di Roma," is by Italian artist Giovanni Battista Piranesi, a master of the "veduta" genre, depicting architectural landscapes. Piranesi, known for his dramatic depictions of Roman ruins, captures the grandeur and decay of ancient Rome. This print, likely from his famed series "Views of Rome", uses chiaroscuro to emphasize the crumbling majesty of the temple. Piranesi's work, often characterized by exaggerated scale and detail, ignited a fascination with Roman architecture.