Piranesi Carceri 05 Lion Bas Reliefs

Title of the print: Lion Bas Reliefs

Original publication: Carceri d’Invenzione

Artist: Giovanni Battista Piranesi (1720 – 1778)

Paper size: 20.1 x 25.6 inches (51 x 65 cm)

Edition: The edition is limited to 250 prints, numbered 1/250 to 250/250, signed and stamped with a blind embossing.

About the original: In 1803, Joseph Bonaparte, Napoleon’s brother and King of Naples (from 1806-1808) and the King of Spain (from 1808-1813), donated Piranesi’s original etchings to the Ghent library.

Quality: We specialize in creating true and certified facsimile giclée prints. Each facsimile has every fine line detail and every delicate brushstroke. To the naked eye, our artworks are virtually indistinguishable from the originals when glazed and framed.

Our quality process: 

To give you a perfect reproduction of the original, our prints are always:

• Taken from the original editions.
• Printed in the original size.
• Printed with a maximum of 250 copies, signed and numbered.
• Printed on age resistant white etching paper (with a weight of 270 gr/m²).
• Printed with archival ink which resists fading for > 100 years.
• Printed with the highest possible resolution.

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