Interior of the Pantheon (Veduta interna del Panteon)
Not on Display
An architectural feat for its time, the Pantheon stays standing in modern times despite its origin in Rome thousands of years ago. However, its pristine condition required extensive restoration, as acknowledged by Piranesi in the inscription underneath the engraving. Etched figures in the scene meander throughout the temple as a man rests on his knees to pray. Without the crumbling stones and overgrown foliage—unlike other engravings in this collection—the details of this work imply that the Pantheon, used then as a church, survived the passage of time and remains as an escape from an otherwise crumbling world.
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Series:
Views of Rome (Vedute di Roma) (Series)
Artist/Maker:
Geography:
Europe; Italy
Culture:
Italian
Medium:
Etching on laid paper
Collection:
GW Collection
Accession Number:
CGA.68.26.831
Credit Line:
Gift from the Trustees of the Corcoran Gallery of Art (Bequest of Frank B. Bristow)
Date:
1768
Keywords:
Architecture; Classicism; Interior View; Fantasy; Religious Structures or Buildings; 18th Century
Copyright:
Public domain
Object Type:
Print
Dimensions:
Platemark 46.99 H x 55.25 W cm (18 1/2 H x 21 3/4 W in)
Sheet/Page 48.08 H x 55.88 W cm (18 15/16 H x 22 W in)
Structure:
etching
Provenance:
Frank B. Bristow [1885-1968], Virginia, 1968; Bequest to the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1968-2018; Gift to the George Washington University, Washington, DC, 2018.
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Bibliography:
Arthur M. Hind (Author), Giovanni Battista Piranesi: A Critical Study, with a List of His Published Works and Detailed Catalogues of the Prisons and the Views of Rome, Da Capo Press, New York, 1967, ©1922
Henri Focillon (Author), Giovanni-Battista Piranesi: Essai de Catalogue Raisonné de Son Oeuvre, Librairie Renouard, Henri Laurens, Paris, 1918
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Exhibition History:
Fall Selections: Building a Collection, Luther W. Brady Art Gallery, Washington DC, September 01, 2021 - December 17, 2021
Piranesi's Rome: Views of the Eternal City, Luther W. Brady Art Gallery, Olivia Kohler-Maga, September 04, 2024 - December 07, 2024
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