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Giovanni Battista Piranesi

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Etching of the round Temple of Cybele in a Roman piazza with carts, pedestrians, and dramatic clouds overhead.

Veduta del Tempio di Cibele a Piazza della Bocca della Verità (View of the Temple of Cybele in the Piazza of the Bocc…

1758

Etching of a grand villa with arcaded wings above a formal garden with fountains, parterres and figures on terraces.

Veduta della Villa dell'Emo Sig.n Card. Alesandro Albani fuori di Porta Salaria (View of the Villa of His Eminence Ca…

1769

Etching of a massive stone arch under a giant radiating wheel of beams, with tiny figures among the masonry.

The Giant Wheel, plate 9 from Carceri d'Invenzione (Imaginary Prisons)

1750

Etching of ruined Roman baths walls and arches among trees, with small figures in the open ground, by Piranesi.

Veduta delle Terme di Tito (View of the Baths of Titus), from Vedute di Roma (Views of Rome)

1775

Etching of the Colosseum's interior showing tiered arches, a central arena with a column and small figures, by Piranesi, 1776

Veduta dell'Anfiteatro Flavio detto il Colosseo (View of the Flavian Amphitheater Called the Colosseum), from Vedute…

1776

Etching of overgrown Roman brick ruins with arched openings, small figures in the foreground, and a rider on a path.

Rovine di uno degli alloggiamente de'Soldati presso ad una delle eminenti fabbriche di Adriano nella sua Villa in Tiv…

1774

Etching of Santa Maria Maggiore basilica in Rome with a tall ancient column in the foreground and figures in the piazza.

Veduta della Basilica di S.ta Maria con le due Fabbriche laterali di detta Basilica (View of the Basilica of Santa Ma…

1749

Etching of the Arch of Septimius Severus in Rome with a tall column, a domed church, and small figures in the foreground.

Arco di Settimio Severo. Nel mezzo di questo passava l'antica Via Sacra che portava i Trionf.ti in Campid.o (Arch of…

1759

Etching of the ruined facade of Caecilia Metella's tomb in Rome, with carved reliefs and an inscribed marble tablet.

Tombe van Caecilia Metella te Rome

1756

Etching of stone-lifting machinery with ropes, pulleys and iron clamps beside a construction scene of workmen and a tomb.

Bouw van de Tombe van Caecilia Metella te Rome

1756

Engraving of ancient marble fragments, urns, friezes and carved lions arranged in tiers, by Piranesi, 1756.

Fragmenten uit de Tombe van Caecilia Metella te Rome

1756

Engraved print of a grand Corinthian colonnade opening onto a harbor with rowboats, a seated statue, and classical buildings.

Frontispice met monumentale Romeinse haven

1756

Etching of enormous stone foundation blocks and brick walls of an ancient Roman mausoleum, with small figures for scale.

Fundering van de Engelenburcht te Rome

1756

Engraving of Castel Sant'Angelo and the Ponte Sant'Angelo over the Tiber, with angel statues, boats, and fishermen in the for

Engelenbrug en Engelenburcht te Rome

1756

Engraved architectural section of a stone bridge with arch, piers, plan view, scale bars and lettered key.

Doorsnede van boog van Engelenbrug te Rome

1756

Etched architectural view of a stone arch entrance with lettered voussoirs, a vaulted interior, a wall lamp and stacked canno

Ingang van de Stanza Superiore in de Engelenburcht te Rome

1756

Engraving of a curved travertine ship-shaped ruin with a serpent staff and bust, set among trees and rubble, by Piranesi.

Fundering van de Tempel van Aesculapius op het Tibereiland te Rome

1756

Etching of a monumental stone bridge over a river in Rome, with boats below and figures and a statue on the roadway.

Engelenbrug te Rome

1756

Brown ink drawing of a grand palatial interior with vaulted arches, a central statue, and sweeping staircases.

A Magnificent Palatial Interior

1748/1752

Red chalk drawing of ruined vaulted arches and brick walls with small figures and a fountain, by Piranesi.

The "Canopus" of the Villa Adriana at Tivoli

1776

Pen and brown wash drawing of a fantasy wall monument with draped figures holding a garland, carved heads, urns, and winged o

Fantasy of a Magnificent Wall Monument

1764/1766

Brown ink drawing of an ancient forum with arcaded porticos, stone lions, staircases, and statues along the rooftops.

An Ancient Forum with Porticos

1742/1743

Etched frontispiece with Latin title text framed by scrolling foliage, garlands and classical ornament, by Piranesi, 1748.

Frontispiece, from Roman Antiquities, Part I

1748

Etching of the ruined Octagonal Temple of Minerva Medica in Rome, with broken dome, arches, and small figures.

View of the Octagonal Temple of Minerva Medica, from Views of Rome

1764, published 1800-07

Etching of a vaulted prison interior with a man stretched on a rack, winches, classical busts, and ruins.

The Man on the Rack, plate 2 from Imaginary Prisons

1761

Etching of a towering round tower with spiraling stairs, walkways and small figures beneath arched vaults.

The Round Tower, plate 3 from Imaginary Prisons

1761

Etching of vaulted prison-like arches framing a grand piazza with balconies, reliefs, and a wooden crane in the foreground.

The Grand Piazza, plate 4 from Imaginary Prisons

1761

Etched dedication page with italic Italian text inside an ornate Rococo frame of scrollwork, garlands and a cameo.

Dedication to Giovanni Bottari, from Some Views of Triumphal Arches and other monuments

1748

Etched plate of Latin inscriptions in a decorative foliage frame, by Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1748.

Transcription of various ancient Latin inscriptions, from Some Views of Triumphal Arches and other monuments

1748

Etched page with Latin inscriptions in an ornate scrolled cartouche and an index of plates listing Roman monuments.

Transription of Ancient Latin Inscriptions and Index, from Some Views of Triumphal Arches and other monuments

1748

Etching of Roman temple ruins with tall Corinthian columns, a broken entablature, and small figures among fallen stones.

Temple of Jupiter Tonans [Jupiter the Thunderer]. 1. Temple of Concord, plate 7 from Some Views of Triumphal Arches a…

1748

Etching of a ruined Roman triumphal arch overgrown with ivy, with an inscribed tablet and small figures on the road.

Arch of Drusus at the Porta S. Sebastiano in Rome, plate 8 from Some Views of Triumphal Arches and other monuments

1748