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Lot 153 : (on 2) GIOVANNI BATTISTA PIRANESI (Italian, 1720-1788) ETCHINGS

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(on 2) GIOVANNI BATTISTA PIRANESI (Italian, 1720-1788) ETCHINGS
IV. 'Veduta interna della Basilica di S. Pietro in Vaticano'
(Interior views of the Vatican's Basilica of Saint Peter's)
marked l.l. Pirenesi fecit...l.r. Presso l'autore a Strada Felice nel Palazzo Tomati vincino alla Trinita de monti..,
etching; plate measures 16 by 23.7/16 in.; matted, framed under glass 28 by 34.5 in. (small spots of foxing); along with:
II. Spaccato interno della Basilica di S. Paolo fuori delle muraInterior
(Section of the Basilica of Saint Paul from outside the Walls)
etching; plate measures 16 by 23.5 in;.; image 15.75 by 23.11/16 in.; matted, framed under glass 28 by 34.5 in. (center crease; minor spots foxing)
From the Vedute di Roma series of 101 etchings.
Prov.: Kennedy Galleries, 15 E. 58th St., NYC

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Estimate: $800 - $1,200


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