Album 2
arrow left swipe to the left Visible reflectance photograph Verso of the eleventh sheet, Album 2 activate zoom zoom tool
Leaf 11 verso activate zoom zoom tool
Visible reflectance photograph Girl with dove, nymphs, soldier with flag activate zoom zoom tool arrow right swipe to the right
activate zoom zoom tool Leaf 12

Works on this double page

  • Visible reflectance photograph Black chalk drawing of a girl with a dove in frontal view, from the Capitoline Museums
  • Visible reflectance photograph Profile view of a female robed figure with raised right hand, leaning on a pedestal, drawn with black chalk
  • Visible reflectance photograph Black chalk drawing of a standing male robed figure of a priest holding a rod in his right hand and wearing a tight-fitting cap, his head is turned into profile
  • Visible reflectance photograph Frontal view of the goddess Diana in a wide stride with a taut bow, drawn in black chalk
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Album 2, Leaf 12

Attributing the individual studies to a specific draughtsman or woman seems difficult due to the pared-down linework. Could they be copies by Piranesi’s two older children, Laura and Francesco?

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