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Giovanni Battista Piranesi

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Etching of a dark vaulted prison with arches, railed galleries, a hanging rope hoist, and small figures below.

Dark prison with a courtyard for the punishment of criminals... (Carcere oscura con Antenna pel suplizio dè malfatori…

ca. 1750

Etching of an imaginary Roman sepulchral chamber with tiered niches, arches, a reclining statue, and a sarcophagus overgrown

Camera sepolcrale inventata e disegnata conforme al costume, e all'antica magnificenza degl'Imperatori Romani... (Ima…

ca. 1750

Etching of a royal courtyard with a central colonnaded loggia, fountains, statues, and small figures on steps.

View of a courtyard with a loggia, fountains, statues, and other ornaments (Prospetto d'un regio Cortile nel cui mezz…

ca. 1750

Etching of a grand stepped interior with rows of columns, arches, fountains and small figures, by Piranesi.

Stairways adorned by magnificient architecture... (Gruppo di Scale ornato di magnifica Architettura...), from "Prima…

ca. 1750

Etching of an imagined ancient Roman piazza with obelisk, columns, statues, a round temple and steps.

The ancient Capitol ascended by approximately one hundred steps... (Campidoglio antico a cui si ascendeva per circa c…

ca. 1750

Etching of an imaginary Roman bridge with loggias and arches, framed by a large arch, with boats on water.

Magnificent bridge with loggias, and arches erected by a Roman Emperor... (Ponte magnfiico con Logge, ed Archi errett…

ca. 1750

Etching of a colonnaded Roman-style hall with Corinthian columns, statues in niches, and small figures on steps.

Colonnaded hall according to the custom of the ancient Romans, and niches adorned with statues (Sala all'uso degli an…

ca. 1750

Etching of a grand sculpture gallery with arches, coffered vaults, a wide staircase, statues in niches, and small figures.

Large sculpture gallery built on arches and lit from above... (Galleria grande di Statue, la cui struttura è con Arch…

ca. 1750

Engraved design of a classical chimneypiece with winged griffons on the lintel, candelabra on the sides, and a flame in the f

Chimneypiece: Affronted griffons on the lintel and candelabra on the jambs (Ch. accompagnée de son plan et décorée d'…

ca. 1769

Engraved classical chimneypiece with winged Victories on the frieze, cornucopia jambs, and an ornate fire grate.

Chimneypiece: Frieze of trophies and winged Victories on the lintel, with cornucopias to either side of the jambs dec…

ca. 1769

Engraved plate of neoclassical furniture and candlesticks, including two sedan chairs, a side table and a commode.

Miscellaneous furniture including two sedan chairs, a side table and a commode (Deux ch. à porteurs v. de côté, conso…

ca. 1769

Etched design of an Egyptian-style chimneypiece with mummies, caryatids, hieroglyphs and a central flaming fireplace.

Chimneypiece in the Egyptian style: Two mummies in profile on the left and two figures brearing obelisks on the right…

ca. 1769

Engraved Egyptian-style chimneypiece by Piranesi, with caryatids, sphinxes, hieroglyphs and stepped pyramid motifs around the

Chimneypiece in the Egyptian style: Groups of three female nudes at the base of each jamb, surmounted by larger kneel…

ca. 1769

Etched Egyptian-style chimneypiece with a caryatid, mummy figure, hieroglyphs and sphinx heads above a burning fire.

Chimneypiece in the Egyptian style: Mummy superimposed on a large caryatid above the lintel (Ch. à l'égyptiennne surm…

1769

Engraved neoclassical chimneypiece design with Greek key border and circular zodiac fireback showing a chariot.

Chimneypiece: Architrave decorated with a Greek key motif and a circular fireback with figures of the zodiac (Ch. déc…

ca. 1769

Title page of Piranesi's Opere varie, with red lettering and a small etching of figures among ruined classical architecture.

Frontispiece to "Opere varie di architettura, prospettive grotesshi antichità"

1750

Etched plate with Latin inscriptions from Roman monuments inside ornate scrolled borders, with an Italian plate index below.

Iscrizione nei lati del Ponte di Rimino (Inscription on the side of the Rimini Bridge) followed by an index of plates…

ca. 1748

Dedication to Giovanni Bottari (Dédicace à Bottari), from "Antichità Romane de' Tempi della Repubblica, e de' primi I…

ca. 1748

Etched interior of an ancient temple vestibule with Corinthian columns, niche statues, and coffered vaults receding into dept

Vestibule of an ancient temple... (Vestibolo d'antico Tempio...), from "Prima Parte di Architettura, e Prospettive"

ca. 1743-50

Etching of tall ruined Roman brick walls and arches with workers in the foreground and distant mountains under cloudy sky.

Veduta degli avanzi del Castro Pretorio nella Villa Adriana a Tivoli (View of the Remains of the Praetorian Fort [the…

1770

Etching of a fantastical ruined landscape with skeletons, urns, garlands, a fountain and figures among classical fragments.

The Skeletons

published 1750/1759

Etching of a triumphal arch with classical ruins, trophies, a palm tree and figures among scattered armor and debris.

The Triumphal Arch

published 1750/1759

Etching of a fantastical overgrown ruin with scrolling ornament, sarcophagus, cypress trees, and a cloudy sky.

The Tomb of Nero

published 1750/1759

Etching of ornate garlands, broken architectural fragments, skulls and scrollwork arranged in a fantastical ruined interior.

The Monumental Tablet

published 1750/1759

Etching of overgrown Roman ruins with a relief frieze, fallen column, inscribed stone and a figure beside a pool.

Rovine d' antichi Edifizj

published 1743/1744

Red chalk and wash drawing of classical ruins with a tomb inscription, stone arch, urn on column, and large tree.

Grottesco with the Tomb of Nero

1747

Etching of Piazza Navona in Rome with an obelisk, a fountain, a domed church, and crowds of people in the square.

The Piazza Navona, Rome, above the ruins of the Circus of Domitian, the Church of Sant Agnese to the right, Bernini's…

1760-78

Etched title page of Piranesi's Imaginary Prisons, showing a vaulted stone chamber with chains, stairs and an inscription blo

Title Page from Imaginary Prisons

1749-50

Etching of a columned classical palazzo facade on a busy Roman street with carts, horses, and pedestrians among stone rubble.

Resten van de Tempel van Hadrianus te Rome

1748

Etching of the Ponte Salario, a stone arched bridge with a battlemented tower, boats on the river and figures on the road.

Ponte Salario te Rome

1748

Etching of ruined Roman brick walls and arches with figures, hanging laundry, a ladder and a gateway under a cloudy sky.

Fontana dell'Acqua Giulia te Rome

1748

Etching of the Pyramid of Cestius beside a city wall, with figures on a rough road and ruins in the foreground.

Piramide van Cestius te Rome

1748