Object Record
Images
Metadata
Catalog number |
P0122 |
Artist |
Piranesi, Giovanni Battista |
Title |
Clementi XIII P.M., frontispiece for "Antichita d'albano e di castelgandolfo" |
Date |
1764 |
Object Name |
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Description |
The first frontispiece for the "Antichita d'albano e di castelgandolfo" (Paris, 1764) is of the romantic type. The title and author are inscribed on a unique fragment at a 45-degree angle to the front plane. This print titled "Clementi XIII P. M." is the second frontispiece, again shows an architectual fragment of vaguely Etruscan form; but like the plaque type, it has its dedication to Pope Clement XIII parallel to the spectator. The iconography of this frontispiece is a complex panegyric to the Pope. For as Pontifex Maximus (the meaning of "P.M." in the inscription), the Pope was lauded not only as High Priest of the Roman Catholic Church, but shared this titled with the emrepors. |
Medium/Material |
Ink on paper |
Dimensions |
H-17.64 W-25.6 inches |
Exhibition and Publication History |
* "Art from the Queens College Collection, Part I," Qns. Cty. Art and Cult. Ctr., NY 1973, p. 7, # 16 * "Italian Art, 15th to 18th Century: Selections from the Permanent Col.," G-TM, 1986, # 23. pp. 31 (ill.), Suzanna Simor * "A Selection From the Queens College Art Collection" , Klapper, 1979, #18 * Exhibited at the Gallery of the College of Staten Island, Master Prints of Four Centuries, Staten Island, 1997-98 * Exhibited"Director’s Choice: Highlights of the Godwin-Ternbach Collection, Part II: Renaissance to Modern Art. " G-TM, 10/10-12/20/02. A. Winter, Curator. *"Director's Choice, Part II," G-TM, Fall, 2002, Amy Winter |
Culture |
Italian |