The Gothic Arch, c. 1761
Giovanni Battista Piranesiexpand_more
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The Martha T. Wallace Memorial Fund, 1930expand_more P.11,338
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In his training as a young architect, Piranesi learned techniques of Baroque stage design, which he used to impart grandeur to his drawings. He was especially fond of oblique projections—slanting forms that create a strong sensation of space—and their manipulation through subtle shifts of perspective. He often included tiny human figures to provide a sense of scale.
Details
- Title
- The Gothic Arch
- Artist Life
- Italian, 1720–1778
- Role
- Artist
- Accession Number
- P.11,338
- Provenance
- Erbach-Erbach family, Schloss Erbach Hofbibliothek, Erbach (Odenwald), Germany. F. H. Bresler Gallery, Milwaukee, Wisc.
- Catalogue Raisonne
- Hind prisons 14 ii/iii, F.37, Robison 40 v/vi
- Curator Approved
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