Campus Martius by Piranèse - 1762
by Piranèse
Campus Martius
by Piranèse
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Hindp.85; Winton-Ely, II, 559-612.
A magnificent copy in contemporary binding, with fine impressions throughout.
The centerpiece fold-out Ichnographia, or plan of the Campus Martius in Rome, stands as a spectacular example of Piranesi's genius for design and printmaking, showcasing both the artist's personal observation and archaeological research, alongside his ability architectural imagination.
Piranesi's purpose was to combine and correlate the evidence of existing visible remains with that of the marble fragments of the Severan plan of the ancient city, which it seems he had helped the cartographer G.B. Nolli to re-assembly in the Capitoline Museum in 1742-43. However by the time Piranesi's magnificent six-sheet plan of the 'Campus Martius' (pl. V--X) was finally ready for publication in May 1762, he had also produced no less than 42 ancillary plates and 70 pages of explanatory text to form in effect an entire sequel to Le antichità Romane.
Although Robert Adam was to wait seven years before benefitting publicly from the kudos of Piranesi's dedication 'Al Chiarissimo Il Sig. Roberto Adam' - by which time his London architectural practice was already well launched - it was a delay that worked nonetheless much to the Scottish architect's advantage, in that his name became internationally associated not with a mere map hidden within a book but with one of Piranesi's most spectacular re-creations of the glories of ancient Rome.
Par ses nombreux vestiges antiques, il est indéniable que la ville de Rome avait charmé de nombreux artistes à travers l'Europe depuis la Renaissance jusqu'au XIXe siècle. Cet intérêt, cette fascination pour les anciens monuments romains fut une source d'inspiration aussi bien pour les peintres que pour les dessinateurs, et plus particulièrement pour les graveurs. Mais l'une des figures qui s'imposa le plus dans le domaine fut Giovanni Battista Piranesi (1720-1778), dont les nombreux travaux manifestent sa passion pour la Rome antique. Mais parmi ses publications, il existe un ouvrage assez particulier qui fut publié en 1762 et qui se consacre plus spécifiquement à une région de la cité antique : il s'agit de " Il Campo Marzio dell' antica Roma " qui, comme le titre l'indique, se consacre à la région du Champ de Mars (ou Campus Martius), zone située en dehors des limites de la cité et présentant, à l'origine, des monuments divers (quartiers militaires, autels, sanctuaires, tombes, basiliques, thermes, théâtres). A côté de ses vedute, l'artiste a également exécuté une immense carte dépliable, l'Ichnographia.
Très bel exemplaire conservé dans son élégante reliure de l'époque.
Provenance : Private collection, Rome.
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- Binding Hardcover
- Date Published 1762
- Pages Folio of 43 plates.
- Size 567 x 410 mm.
- Size 567 x 410 mm.
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