The Milvian Bridge by Giovanni Battista Piranesi is one of the celebrated engravings that form part of his “Views of Rome”, produced in the second half of the 18th century. The work depicts the famous bridge over the Tiber, one of the oldest in Rome, with the grandeur and dramatic sense typical of Piranesi's style. Through a daring perspective and a skilful use of chiaroscuro, Piranesi transforms the architectural scene into a monumental vision, in which ruins and buildings take on symbolic power.
The bridge, witness to historical and military events, appears as an emblem of Eternal Rome, suspended between past and present. The human figures, small and marginal, accentuate the majesty of the work and the contrast between the greatness of antiquity and the fragility of man. With this engraving, Piranesi celebrates the allure of Roman remains and the poetic force ofarchitecture as the memory of civilisation.
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Print on handmade Amalfi paper Sheet size: 29 x 42 cm (11.4 x 16.5 in) With frame: 31 x 44 cm (12.2 x 17.3 in) Material: artwork printed on very fine handmade Amalfi paper with deckled edges Frame: light brown beech wood and wood pulp, handmade
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