Grottesco with the Tomb of Nero

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1747

The image shows a drawing from an elevated angle, focusing on classical architectural details. The piece features an ornate structure with inscriptions and decorations, obscured by swirling forms. An urn on a column… · description from the collection

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Artist: Giovanni Battista Piranesi ¹
Date: 1747 ¹
Medium: pen and gray-brown ink over red chalk, tip of the brush with gray ink, gray wash ¹
Original: 5,768 × 7,264 px ¹
License: CC0 (National Gallery of Art Open Access)
Credit: National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of Philip Hofer in memory of his mother, Mrs. Jane Arms Hofer

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A work made of red chalk on cream laid paper.

This is a drawing of an interior scene with multiple figures in a public setting. The drawing portrays a group of figures gathered in a room, some seated and others standing. In the foreground, there is a tall…

The image shows multiple figures in various poses, with details such as clothing folds and hair differences. The figures are placed against a plain background, with a sense of movement or instruction implied by their…

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