Artist Portfolio: Giovani Battista Piranesi

An Ancient Port, 1749 - 1750

Red and black chalk and brown and reddish wash on paper

15 1/8 x 20 13/16 in.

copyright: Getty Museum, Los Angeles

http://www.getty.edu/museum/objects/Drawings/88_6B_18_A.htm

To observe:

Note how Piranessi utilizes two point perspective and atmospheric perspective in this drawing to give the impression of great depth.