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Giovanni Battista Piranesi

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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