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Giovanni Battista Piranesi

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Etching of tall ruined Roman walls with arches and trees, with small figures on the ground below.

View of the Walls that covered the slopes of Monte Celio, on which was Nero's Nymphaeum, and which adorned the Stadiu…

1756

Etching of the round church of Santo Stefano Rotondo beside ruined Aqua Claudia aqueduct arches and overgrown towers in Rome.

The Basilica of St. Stephen in the Round and the Ruins of Aqua Claudia in Rome, from the series Varie vedute di Roma…

Etching of ruined ancient tombs and arches beside a road, with cypress and pine trees and small figures in the foreground.

Old Via Appia in Rome, from the series Alcune vedute di Archi Trionfali, ed altri monumenti

Etching of Doric temple ruins at Paestum with herdsmen and water buffalo among broken walls in the foreground.

Vuë de ce qui reste encore des Murs A. de l' ancienne Ville de Pesto . . . (View Showing the Remains of the Ancient C…

1778

Etching of ruined Doric temple columns with shepherds and goats among the overgrown stone remains.

Vue des restes du derrière du Pronaos du Temple de Neptune dessiné dans les deux planches précédentes (Rear View of t…

1778

Etching of a tall hieroglyph-carved Egyptian obelisk in a Roman piazza, with a palace at right and ruined arches below.

Obelisco Egizio. Questo fu erreto da Sisto V. nella Piazza di S. Gio. Laterano (Egyptian Obelisk. This Was Erected by…

1759

Etching of ruined Roman baths with broken arched walls, fallen stones, small figures, and distant hills.

Rovine delle Terme Antoniniane (Ruins of the Antonine Baths [Baths of Caracalla]), from Vedute di Roma (Views of Rome)

1765

Etching of the Quirinal Palace and Piazza del Quirinale in Rome, with the Dioscuri statues, carriages and pedestrians in the

Veduta della Piazza di Monte Cavallo (View of the Piazza di Monte Cavallo [Piazza del Quirinale with the Quirinal Pal…

1773

Etching of an ancient Roman temple with a columned portico, a bell tower behind, carts and figures on a dirt street.

Veduta del Tempio della Fortuna virile. Oggi S. Maria Egizziaca degli Armeni (View of the Temple of Fortuna Virilis.…

1758

Etching of a ruined Roman temple with tall columns, travelers on a road, goats, and the Arch of Septimius Severus at right.

Veduta del Tempio detto della Concordia (View of the so-called Temple of Concord [the Temple of Saturn with the Arch…

1774

Etching of the Pola amphitheater in Istria with tiered arches, sailing boats and figures at the water's edge.

Tav. 23 Anfiteatro di Pola in Istria vicino al mare (Pl. 23 Amphitheater of Pola in Istria Near the Sea), from Alcune…

1748

Etching of the Capitoline Hill in Rome with an equestrian statue, classical palace, column, and foreground ruins with workers

Veduta del Campidoglio di fianco (View of the Campidoglio from the Side), from Vedute di Roma (Views of Rome)

1775

Etching of an ornamental tablet with garlands, skulls, a bull's head, barrels and ruined architecture by Piranesi.

The Monumental Tablet, from Grotteschi (Grotesques)

Etching of the Arch of Constantine in Rome with three arches, columns and reliefs, with goats and figures in the foreground.

Veduta dell'Arco di Constantino (View of the Arch of Constantine), from Vedute di Roma (Views of Rome)

1771

Etching of a grand multi-storied Barberini palace facade with arched windows, figures in a courtyard, and trees framing the s

Veduta sul Monte Quirinale del Palazzo dell'Eccellentissima Casa Barberini, Architettura del Cav.r Bernino (View of t…

1729

Etching of the Piazza della Rotonda in Rome with the Pantheon, an obelisk, a fountain, market stalls and busy crowds.

Veduta della Piazza della Rotonda (View of the Piazza della Rotonda), from Vedute di Roma

1751

Etching of the Piazza di Monte Cavallo in Rome with colossal statues, a fountain, carriages and a palace under a sunburst sky

Piazza di Monte Cavallo (Quirinale), from the series Vedute di Roma

1760

Etching of ruined Corinthian columns and a carved frieze beside trees, houses and small figures in a Roman street scene.

View of the Temple of Vespasian and Titus, called the Temple of Jupiter the Thunderer, from the series Vedute di Roma

1760

Etching of Roman ruins with Corinthian columns, brick arches and fallen fragments, with small figures among the remains.

Ruins of the Portico of Octavia

1762

Etching of a cutaway interior of a basilica with rows of columns, a wooden ceiling, and small figures on the floor.

Spaccato interno della Basilica di S. Paolo fuori delle Mura

probably 1748/1749

Etching of the Ponte Salario, a stone arch bridge with a crenellated tower, over a river with boats and figures.

Veduta del Ponte Salario

1756/1757

Etching of ruined classical monuments with a seated statue of Minerva, overgrown plants, columns, and inscribed tablets.

Frontispiece, with Statue of Minerva

probably 1747/1748

Etched title page with an elderly man resting his head on his hand, framed by ornament, a skull and Italian lettering.

Title Page: Collection of several drawings engraved after Barbieri da Cento (known as Guercino) engraved on copper an…

1764

Etching of a columned Roman customs house on Piazza di Pietra with carts, pedestrians, soldiers and rubble in the foreground.

View of the Customs House on Piazza di Pietra, from the series Vedute di Roma

Brown wash drawing of a garden with a monumental urn, obelisk, cypresses, an umbrella pine and two small figures on a path.

Fantasy of a Garden with a Monumental Urn, Sculptures, and a Fountain

1730

Pen and ink architectural drawing of an altar mensa with a central wreath, lion-head brackets, and flanking pilasters.

Design for an Altar Mensa

1760

Etching of stone arches framing a large piazza with an obelisk, colonnade, figures and hanging ropes.

The Grand Piazza

published 1750/1758

Etching of vast vaulted arches, stairs and walkways with smoke rising in the center and tiny figures below.

The Smoking Fire

published 1750/1758

Etching of an imaginary prison with arched bridges, railed walkways, a tower, and small figures among dense hatched shadows.

The Drawbridge

1749/1750, published 1750/1758

Etching of a vast vaulted staircase with stone piers, railed walkways, sculptural trophies and small figures in dramatic pers

The Staircase with Trophies

published 1750/1758

Etching of massive stone blocks, an arch and wooden scaffolding with foliage, rendered in dense crosshatched lines.

The Giant Wheel

published 1750/1758

Etching of a vaulted prison interior with shadowy figures on a projecting platform, a hanging pulley, and tiered railed balco

Prisoners on a Projecting Platform

published 1750/1758

Etching of layered stone arches with a hanging lantern, a shell ornament, and small figures on a bridge.

The Arch with a Shell Ornament

published 1750/1758

Etching of a vast vaulted interior with stone arches, a staircase, and workmen beside a sawhorse and ladders.

The Sawhorse

published 1750/1758

Etching of a cluttered stone courtyard with steps, timber beams, a hanging well bucket, and small figures.

The Well

published 1750/1758

Etching of towering stone arches, staircases, and bridges with small figures walking along them in deep perspective.

The Gothic Arch

published 1750/1758

Etching of a stone pier with a lamp, iron rings and chains beneath soaring vaulted arches in a shadowy interior.

The Pier with a Lamp

published 1750/1758

Etching of a dim vaulted interior with arches, a stone staircase, hanging lanterns and two small figures walking below.

The Pier with Chains

published 1750/1758

Etching of crumbling Roman temple ruins with a large coffered arch, fallen stones, small figures and cypress trees under clou

Temple of Sol and Luna…, from Views of Rome (Tempi del Sole e della Luna, o come altri, d'Iside e Serapi, from Vedute…

1760-78

Etching of ruined arches and walls of the Mausoleum of Augustus, overgrown with trees, with small figures among the rubble.

The Remains of the Mausoleum of Augustus, plate XXI from The Campus Martius of Ancient Rome

first published 1762

Engraved architectural plate showing labeled Roman roof framing, rafters, tiles and column details by Piranesi.

Della Magnificenza ed Archittetura; Osservazioni; E Parere su l'Architettura

published 1761

Engraved plate of the Castello dell'Acqua Giula showing a site plan, arched aqueduct elevation, and vaulted cross-section wit

Lapides Capitolini; Le Rovine dell Castello dell'Acqua Giula; Antichità di Cora

published 1762

Etching of an imaginary prison with a drawbridge, arched bridges, figures on walkways, and a winch under a vaulted ceiling.

The Drawbridge, from "Carceri d'invenzione" (Imaginary Prisons)

ca. 1749-50

Engraved architectural plate of the Portico of Octavia in Rome, showing plans, elevations, and a temple facade with columns.

Porticus van Octavius te Rome

1756

Etching of a vaulted stone interior with a staircase, scaffolding and small workmen among rubble, by Piranesi.

Kerker met zaagbok

1761

Engraved architectural elevation of Corinthian capitals, entablature and inscription from the Porticus of Octavia, Rome.

Detail voorzijde van Porticus van Octavius te Rome

1756

Etching of a vast vaulted prison interior with arches, galleries, chains, and a smoking fire at center.

Kerker met rokend vuur

1761

Etched print of a dark prison interior with chains, stairways and a suspended figure, with an inscribed tablet on the wall.

Titelprent met gezicht in kerker en titel op muur

1761

Etching of a dim vaulted prison interior with staircases, chains, arches and small figures by Piranesi.

Pier met kettingen

1761

Engraving of a Roman trophy with armor, shields, and a draped female figure, by Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1753.

Trofee van Octavianus Augustus

1753

Engraved plate of ancient architectural fragments: frieze with griffins, Corinthian capital, decorated column, and roof tile

Architectuurfragmenten

1753

Engraved neoclassical fireplace design with a central clock, caryatid columns, sphinxes, and ornamental foliage on the wall a

Ontwerp voor een schoorsteenmantel met klok

1769

Engraving of an imagined ancient Roman harbor with arches, columns, staircases, boats and smoke rising above monumental archi

Part of a spacious and magnificent Harbor for the use of the ancient Romans opening onto a large market square...

1761

Etching of a vaulted Roman grotto with stone arches, ivy, and small figures on the ground.

Grot genaamd 'Il Bergantino' bij Meer van Albano

1762

Etching of workers operating sluice gates in a vaulted underground drainage tunnel with a ladder and barred window.

Afvoerkanaal van Meer van Albano

1762

Engraved architectural plate of a grotto sanctuary with vaulted niches, columns, and a rocky mountain elevation, with Italian

Heiligdom in versierde grot bij Meer van Albano

1762

Etching of vast Roman arches with two lion sculptures in the foreground, pulleys, scaffolding and tiny workers.

Römische Bogenarchitektur mit zwei Löwenreliefs im Vordergrund

Brown wash drawing of a vaulted church interior with a staircase, statue and receding arched colonnades.

Church interior

Etched interior of ruined vaulted arches with small figures in shadowed stone halls, by Piranesi.

Interieur van de Tempel van Hercules Victor te Tivoli

1748

Etching of a ruined curved building with arched windows and overgrown vegetation, with small figures among fallen stones.

Kleine paleis in Villa Adriana te Tivoli

1748

Etching of the Pantheon interior in Rome showing a coffered dome, central oculus, large columns and small figures on the marb

Interieur van het Pantheon te Rome

1748

Etching of the interior of Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome, with Ionic columns, coffered ceiling and small figures on the floor.

Interieur van de Santa Maria Maggiore te Rome

1748

Etching of the Villa Albani in Rome with a formal garden, fountains, statues and a classical palace under a cloudy sky.

Villa Albani te Rome

1748

Etching of the ruined Canopus hall at Hadrian's Villa, Tivoli, with collapsed vaults, arcades and small figures among the deb

Canopus in de Villa Adriana te Tivoli

1748