Giovanni Ottaviani

Two doorways and a vertical section from the Raphael Loggias in the Vatican.

Three large, beautifully hand-coloured etchings from the series "Loggie di Rafaele nel Vaticano", published in Rome in 1772-77. The plates were engraved by Giovanni Ottaviani and Giovanni Volpato after Gaetano Savorelli, Luigi Teseo and Pietro Camporesi.

Doorways: Sheet sizes 90,4 by 48,2 cms and 90,8 by 48,5 cms respectively. Section, composed of 3 sheets: 45 by 174 cms. Watermark: Honig & Zoonen.