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Giovanni Battista Piranesi

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Etching of the Pyramid of Caius Cestius beside the Porta San Paolo city gate in Rome, with ruins and figures on a road.

The Pyramid of Caius Cestius, with the Porta S. Paolo and adjoining road (Veduta del Sepolcro di Cajo Cestio), from "…

ca. 1755

Etching of an Egyptian-style architectural design with sacred animals above, seated figures, sphinxes, and distant pyramids.

Diverse Maniere d'adornare i cammini ed ogni altra parte degli edifizi desunte dall'architettura Egizia, Etrusca, e G…

1769

Etching of a ruined brick aqueduct with overgrown arches, drying laundry, a ladder, and figures in the foreground.

The Fontana dell'Aqua Giulia (Vedute dell avanzo del Castello del'Aqua Giulia)

ca. 1753

Etching of ruined Roman arches with coffered vaults, rubble, small figures and a church tower at left, by Piranesi.

The Basilica of Constantine (Veduta degli avanzi della Casa aurea di Nerone, detti volgarmente il Tempio della Pace),…

ca. 1757

Etching of the Piazza della Rotonda in Rome showing the Pantheon, a central obelisk fountain, market stalls and figures.

View of the Piazza della Rotonda, from Views of Rome

1750/59

Etching of the Piazza di Spagna in Rome with a fountain, carriages, pedestrians and the Spanish Steps rising to a church.

View of the Piazza di Spagna, from Views of Rome

1750/59

Etching of the ancient Roman Forum with broken columns, a fountain, figures, oxen and cypress trees under a cloudy sky.

View of the Site of the ancient Roman Forum, from Views of Rome

1750/59

Etching of a columned ancient temple facade beside a church tower, with figures and carts on a Roman street.

View of the Temple of Fortuna Virilis. Now the Armenian church of S. Maria Egizziaca, from Views of Rome

1750/59

Etching of the Temple of Antoninus and Faustina in Rome, with Corinthian columns, a church facade, and figures among ruins.

View of the Temple of Antoninus and Faustina in the Roman Forum, from Views of Rome

1750/59

Etching of Roman ruins with tall brick arches, columns and small figures in the atrium of the Portico of Octavia.

Internal view of the Atrium of the Portico of Octavia, from Views of Rome

1750/59

Etching of the Pyramid of Cestius beside Rome's city wall, with figures on a path and a bare tree at left.

View of the Pyramidal Tomb of Cestius, from Views of Rome

1750/59

Etching of the round Temple of Cybele in Rome's Piazza della Bocca della Verità, with carts and figures in the foreground.

View of the Temple of Cybele in the Piazza of the Bocca della Verità, from Views of Rome

1750/59

Etching of ruined Doric columns of a temple at Paestum with small figures walking among the stones and plants.

A., B. View of the remains of the two rows of columns in the Temple of Neptune which originally formed the colonnades…

1778

Etching of the Ponte Sant'Angelo over the Tiber with Castel Sant'Angelo and St. Peter's dome in Rome, boats and workers below

The Bridge and Castel S. Angelo (Veduta del Ponte e Castello Sant'Angelo

ca. 1754

Etched frontispiece with a title cartouche, draped curtain, scrollwork, medallions, and a small classical ruin in the backgro

Frontispiece to "Roman Antiquities outside Rome drawn and etched by Giambat'ta Piranesi, Venetian Architect Part Two"…

ca. 1748

Etching of Roman ruins with Corinthian columns, a stone arch, and small figures beneath, by Piranesi.

Plate 15: Forum of Augustus (Foro di Augusto), from "Antichità Romane de' Tempi della Repubblica, e de' primi Imperat…

ca. 1748

Etching of the Ponte Rotto bridge over the Tiber with a round temple, bell tower, and ancient ruins on the hill beyond.

Plate 14: Senatorial Bridge, today called the Ponte Rotto (Broken Bridge). 1. Temple of Vesta. 2. Temple of Fortuna V…

ca. 1748

Etching of the Arch of Septimius Severus in Rome with ruined temple columns at left and a stepped hill at right.

Plate 13: Arch of Settimius Severus 1. Temple of Concord. 2. Ascent to the Capitoline Hill (Arco di Settimio Severo.…

ca. 1748

Etching of the Colosseum in Rome with rows of arches, the Arch of Constantine at right, and figures in the foreground.

Plate 12: Flavian Amphitheater, called the Colosseum. 1. Arch of Constantine. 2. Palatine Hill. (Anfiteatro Flavio de…

ca. 1748

Etching of overgrown Roman ruins with a large arched portico, tiered windows and a relief-decorated arch at left.

Plate 11: Temple of Janus (Tempio di Giano), from "Antichità Romane de' Tempi della Repubblica, e de' primi Imperatori"

ca. 1748

Etching of three tall Corinthian columns of a Roman temple ruin, with a church facade at left and grazing cattle in the foreg

Plate 10: Ruins of the Temple of Jupiter Stator (Jupiter the Supporter). 1. Temple of Antoninus and Faustina. 2. Temp…

ca. 1748

Etching of the Arch of Constantine in Rome framed by overhanging trees, with reliefs, columns and statues visible.

Plate 9: Arch of Constantine in Rome (Arco di Costantino in Roma), from "Antichità Romane de' Tempi della Repubblica,…

ca. 1748

Etching of a ruined Roman arch overgrown with plants, with small figures beneath it and an inscribed tablet at left.

Plate 8: Arch of Drusus at the Porta S. Sebastiano in Rome (Arco di Druso alla Porta di Sebastiano in Roma), from "An…

ca. 1748

Etching of ruined Corinthian columns and an entablature of a Roman temple, with figures and an inscribed stone in the foregro

Plate 7: Temple of Jupiter Tonans (Jupiter the Thunderer). 1. Temple of Concord. (Tempio di Giove Tonans. 1. Tempio d…

ca. 1748

Etching of ruined Roman columns and carved entablature of the Forum of Nerva, overgrown with plants, with figures in the stre

Plate 1: Part of the Forum of Nerva (Parte del Foro di Nerva), from "Antichità Romane de' Tempi della Repubblica, e d…

ca. 1748

Etched plate of Roman inscriptions framed by ornate scrolls and foliage, with a small carved portrait relief at left.

Plate 3: Inscriptions on Antiquities outside Rome with Index of Plates, from "Antichità Romane de' Tempi della Repubb…

ca. 1748

Etching of the Arch of Titus in Rome with ivy-covered piers, inscription panel, and distant Roman ruins, by Piranesi.

Plate 6: 1. Arch of Titus. 2. Villa Farnese. 3. Columns of the Temple of Jupiter Stator (the Supporter). 4. Arch of S…

ca. 1748

Etching of a multi-arched Roman stone bridge over a river, with small boats and figures on the bank and a distant town.

Plate 16: The Bridge at Rimini built by the Emperors Augustus and Tiberius (Ponte di Rimino fabbricato da Augusto e d…

ca. 1748

Title page from "Roman Antiquity of the Time of the Republic and the First Emperors" (Antichità Romane de' Tempi dell…

ca. 1748

Etching of the Arch of Septimius Severus in Rome with ruined temple columns and figures in the foreground under cloudy sky.

The Arch of Septimius Severus (Arco di Severo, e Caracalla)

ca. 1756

Etching of ruined Corinthian columns and crumbling brick arches of Roman ruins overgrown with trees and vegetation.

Remains of the Temple of Castor and Pollux . . . (Avanzo del Tempio di Castore e Polluce . . .)

18th century

Etching of a massive round tower with winding stairs, balconies, arches, and tiny figures on walkways.

The Round Tower

published 1749/1750