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The Round Tower, from "Carceri d'invenzione" (Imaginary Prisons), Giovanni Battista Piranesi Italian, Etching, engraving, sulphur tint or open bite, burnishing; first state of four (Robison)
The Round Tower, from "Carceri d'invenzione" (Imaginary Prisons)
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Publisher Giovanni Bouchard
ca. 1749–50
View through the Herculaneum Gate, Pompeii, Giovanni Battista Piranesi Italian, Pen and brown ink over black chalk
View through the Herculaneum Gate, Pompeii
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
1778
Veduta del Tempio di Giove Tonante, Giovanni Battista Piranesi Italian, Engraving
Veduta del Tempio di Giove Tonante
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
1740s–60s
View of the Mausoleum of the Emperor Hadrian (now called Castel S. Angelo) from the rear, from Vedute di Roma (Roman Views), Giovanni Battista Piranesi Italian, Etching, undescribed first state with address of Bouchard
View of the Mausoleum of the Emperor Hadrian (now called Castel S. Angelo) from the rear, from Vedute di Roma (Roman Views)
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Publisher Bouchard & Gravier
ca. 1756
View opposite the entrance gate of all of the shops to the right and left of the street of the City of Pompeii, from "Antiquités de Pompeïa, tome premier, Antiquités de la Grande Grèce..." (Antiquities of Pompeii, volume one, Antiquities of Great Greece...), volume 1, plate 13, Francesco Piranesi Italian, Etching
View opposite the entrance gate of all of the shops to the right and left of the street of the City of Pompeii, from "Antiquités de Pompeïa, tome premier, Antiquités de la Grande Grèce..." (Antiquities of Pompeii, volume one, Antiquities of Great Greece...), volume 1, plate 13
Francesco Piranesi
After Giovanni Battista Piranesi
1804
View of the Flavian Amphitheater, called the Colosseum, from "Vedute di Roma" (Roman Views), part II, Giovanni Battista Piranesi Italian, Etching; second state of four (Hind)
View of the Flavian Amphitheater, called the Colosseum, from "Vedute di Roma" (Roman Views), part II
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
ca. 1750–78
Another view of the remains of the Pronaos of the Temple of Concord (The Temple of Saturn with Arch of Septimius Severus in left background), from "Vedute di Roma" (Views of Rome), part I, Giovanni Battista Piranesi Italian, Etching; first state of three (Hind)
Another view of the remains of the Pronaos of the Temple of Concord (The Temple of Saturn with Arch of Septimius Severus in left background), from "Vedute di Roma" (Views of Rome), part I
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
ca. 1750–78
Chimneypiece in the Egyptian style: Giant figures supporting the lintel, flanked by chairs, from "Diverse Maniere d'adornare i cammini..." (Diverse Ways of ornamenting chimneypieces...), Giovanni Battista Piranesi Italian, Etching
Chimneypiece in the Egyptian style: Giant figures supporting the lintel, flanked by chairs, from "Diverse Maniere d'adornare i cammini..." (Diverse Ways of ornamenting chimneypieces...)
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
1769
View of the interior of the city of Pompeii, from "Antiquités de Pompeïa, tome premier, Antiquités de la Grande Grèce..." (Antiquities of Pompeii, volume one, Antiquities of Great Greece...), volume 1, plate 6, Francesco Piranesi Italian, Etching
View of the interior of the city of Pompeii, from "Antiquités de Pompeïa, tome premier, Antiquités de la Grande Grèce..." (Antiquities of Pompeii, volume one, Antiquities of Great Greece...), volume 1, plate 6
Francesco Piranesi
After Giovanni Battista Piranesi
1804
Large plan of the entrance of the town of Pompeii, and its surrounding buildings, from "Antiquités de Pompeïa, tome premier, Antiquités de la Grande Grèce..." (Antiquities of Pompeii, volume one, Antiquities of Great Greece...), volume 1, plate 2, Francesco Piranesi Italian, Etching
Large plan of the entrance of the town of Pompeii, and its surrounding buildings, from "Antiquités de Pompeïa, tome premier, Antiquités de la Grande Grèce..." (Antiquities of Pompeii, volume one, Antiquities of Great Greece...), volume 1, plate 2
Francesco Piranesi
After Giovanni Battista Piranesi
1804
Group of caryatids, from "Vasi, candelabri, cippi, sarcofagi, tripodi, lucerne, ed ornamenti antichi disegnati ed incisi dal Cav. Gio. Batt. Piranesi, Vol. II" (Vases, candelabra, grave stones, sarcophagi, tripods, lamps, and ornaments designed and etched by Cavalieri Giovanni Battista Piranesi), Giovanni Battista Piranesi Italian, Etching
Group of caryatids, from "Vasi, candelabri, cippi, sarcofagi, tripodi, lucerne, ed ornamenti antichi disegnati ed incisi dal Cav. Gio. Batt. Piranesi, Vol. II" (Vases, candelabra, grave stones, sarcophagi, tripods, lamps, and ornaments designed and etched by Cavalieri Giovanni Battista Piranesi)
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
1778–80
Vase decorated with a Bacchanalian frieze, from "Vasi, candelabri, cippi, sarcofagi, tripodi, lucerne, ed ornamenti antichi disegnati ed incisi dal Cav. Gio. Batt. Piranesi, Vol. II" (Vases, candelabra, grave stones, sarcophagi, tripods, lamps, and ornaments designed and etched by Cavalieri Giovanni Battista Piranesi), Giovanni Battista Piranesi Italian, Etching
Vase decorated with a Bacchanalian frieze, from "Vasi, candelabri, cippi, sarcofagi, tripodi, lucerne, ed ornamenti antichi disegnati ed incisi dal Cav. Gio. Batt. Piranesi, Vol. II" (Vases, candelabra, grave stones, sarcophagi, tripods, lamps, and ornaments designed and etched by Cavalieri Giovanni Battista Piranesi)
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
1778–80
View from the street entering beneath the gateway to the city of Pompeii, with the foot paths and the shops, from "Antiquités de Pompeïa, tome premier, Antiquités de la Grande Grèce..." (Antiquities of Pompeii, volume one, Antiquities of Great Greece...), volume 1, plate 8, Francesco Piranesi Italian, Etching
View from the street entering beneath the gateway to the city of Pompeii, with the foot paths and the shops, from "Antiquités de Pompeïa, tome premier, Antiquités de la Grande Grèce..." (Antiquities of Pompeii, volume one, Antiquities of Great Greece...), volume 1, plate 8
Francesco Piranesi
After Giovanni Battista Piranesi
1804
Large marble vase decorated with a relief of the sacrifice of Iphigenia, from "Vasi, candelabri, cippi, sarcofagi, tripodi, lucerne, ed ornamenti antichi disegnati ed incisi dal Cav. Gio. Batt. Piranesi, Vol. II" (Vases, candelabra, grave stones, sarcophagi, tripods, lamps, and ornaments designed and etched by Cavalieri Giovanni Battista Piranesi), Giovanni Battista Piranesi Italian, Etching
Large marble vase decorated with a relief of the sacrifice of Iphigenia, from "Vasi, candelabri, cippi, sarcofagi, tripodi, lucerne, ed ornamenti antichi disegnati ed incisi dal Cav. Gio. Batt. Piranesi, Vol. II" (Vases, candelabra, grave stones, sarcophagi, tripods, lamps, and ornaments designed and etched by Cavalieri Giovanni Battista Piranesi)
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
1778–80
Cross-sections, which show the different aspects of the buildings shown in the plan of Pompeii [the preceding plate], from "Antiquités de Pompeïa, tome premier, Antiquités de la Grande Grèce..." (Antiquities of Pompeii, volume one, Antiquities of Great Greece...), volume 1, plate 3, Francesco Piranesi Italian, Etching
Cross-sections, which show the different aspects of the buildings shown in the plan of Pompeii [the preceding plate], from "Antiquités de Pompeïa, tome premier, Antiquités de la Grande Grèce..." (Antiquities of Pompeii, volume one, Antiquities of Great Greece...), volume 1, plate 3
Francesco Piranesi
After Giovanni Battista Piranesi
1804
View of the so-called Temple of Concord with the Temple of Saturn, on the right the Arch of Septimius Severus, Giovanni Battista Piranesi Italian, Etching
View of the so-called Temple of Concord with the Temple of Saturn, on the right the Arch of Septimius Severus
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
1760–78
View of the fountainhead and the Grotto of Egiria outside the Porta Capena, from "Vedute di Roma", Giovanni Battista Piranesi Italian, Etching; second state of five
View of the fountainhead and the Grotto of Egiria outside the Porta Capena, from "Vedute di Roma"
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
1760–78
Title page for "Vedute di Roma", Giovanni Battista Piranesi Italian, Etching; fourth state of five
Title page for "Vedute di Roma"
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
1760–78
The Works in Architecture of Robert and James Adam, Esquires. Volume II. Containing the Five Following Numbers, viz... and vol. III, Containing the Remainder of the Designs..., Robert Adam British, Scottish, Illustrations: etching and engraving
The Works in Architecture of Robert and James Adam, Esquires. Volume II. Containing the Five Following Numbers, viz... and vol. III, Containing the Remainder of the Designs...
Multiple artists/makers
[1822]
Title page, from "Trofeo o sia Magnifica Colonna Coclide..." (The Trophy or Magnificent Spiral Column), Giovanni Battista Piranesi Italian, Etching
Title page, from "Trofeo o sia Magnifica Colonna Coclide..." (The Trophy or Magnificent Spiral Column)
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
1774–79
Plate 19: Part of the ancient Appian Way about three miles outside Porta S. Sebastiano, from "Alcune Vedute di Archi Trionfali ed altri monumenti inalzati da Romani parte de quali se veggono in Roma e parte per l'Italia" (Some Views of Triumphal Arches and other monuments erected by the Romans, some of which are in Rome and some elsewhere in Italy), Giovanni Battista Piranesi Italian, Etching
Plate 19: Part of the ancient Appian Way about three miles outside Porta S. Sebastiano, from "Alcune Vedute di Archi Trionfali ed altri monumenti inalzati da Romani parte de quali se veggono in Roma e parte per l'Italia" (Some Views of Triumphal Arches and other monuments erected by the Romans, some of which are in Rome and some elsewhere in Italy)
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Publisher Giovanni Bouchard
ca. 1748
Portrait of G.B. Piranesi in imitation of an antique bust, from "Opere varie di Architettura, prospetive, grotteschi, antichità; inventate, ed incise da Giambattista Piranesi Architetto Veneziano" (Various Works of Architecture, perspectives, grotesques, and antiquities, designed and etched by Giambattista Piranesi, Venetian Architect), Francesco Polanzani Italian, Engraving
Portrait of G.B. Piranesi in imitation of an antique bust, from "Opere varie di Architettura, prospetive, grotteschi, antichità; inventate, ed incise da Giambattista Piranesi Architetto Veneziano" (Various Works of Architecture, perspectives, grotesques, and antiquities, designed and etched by Giambattista Piranesi, Venetian Architect)
Francesco Polanzani
Sitter Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Publisher Giovanni Bouchard
1750
Plate 10: The ancient Capitol ascended by approximately one hundred steps [...] (Campidoglio antico a cui si ascendeva per circa cento gradini [...]), from "Part one of architecture and perspectives: drawn and etched by Gio. Batt'a Piranesi, Venetian Architect: dedicated to Nicola Giobbe" (Prima parte di Architetture, e prospettive inventate, ed incise da Gio. Batt'a Piranesi Architetto Veneziano dedicate al Sig. Nicola Giobbe), Giovanni Battista Piranesi Italian, Etching
Plate 10: The ancient Capitol ascended by approximately one hundred steps [...] (Campidoglio antico a cui si ascendeva per circa cento gradini [...]), from "Part one of architecture and perspectives: drawn and etched by Gio. Batt'a Piranesi, Venetian Architect: dedicated to Nicola Giobbe" (Prima parte di Architetture, e prospettive inventate, ed incise da Gio. Batt'a Piranesi Architetto Veneziano dedicate al Sig. Nicola Giobbe)
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
1743
View of the stone pavement of the Appian Way (Veduta dell'antica Via Appia), from "Le Antichità Romane", Giovanni Battista Piranesi Italian, Etching
View of the stone pavement of the Appian Way (Veduta dell'antica Via Appia), from "Le Antichità Romane"
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
1756
Demonstration panel showing technique for raising travertine and marble blocks for the construction of the tomb of Cecilia Metella, Rome, from "Le Antichità Romane", Giovanni Battista Piranesi Italian, Etching
Demonstration panel showing technique for raising travertine and marble blocks for the construction of the tomb of Cecilia Metella, Rome, from "Le Antichità Romane"
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
1756
Section of column base from the Temple of Fortuna Virilis (Tempio della Fortuna Virile), from "Le Antichità Romane", Giovanni Battista Piranesi Italian, Etching
Section of column base from the Temple of Fortuna Virilis (Tempio della Fortuna Virile), from "Le Antichità Romane"
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
1756
Cornice and column from the Temple of Fortuna Virilis (Tempio della Fortuna Virile), from "Le Antichità Romane", Giovanni Battista Piranesi Italian, Etching
Cornice and column from the Temple of Fortuna Virilis (Tempio della Fortuna Virile), from "Le Antichità Romane"
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
1756
Coat of Arms of Clement XIII (Rezzonico), Giovanni Battista Piranesi Italian, Pen and ink and gray wash
Coat of Arms of Clement XIII (Rezzonico)
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
1758–69
Plate 6: Ruins of an ancient tomb in front of ruins of an ancient aqueduct (...), from "Part one of architecture and perspectives: drawn and etched by Gio. Batt'a Piranesi, Venetian Architect: dedicated to Nicola Giobbe" (Prima parte di Architetture, e prospettive inventate, ed incise da Gio. Batt'a Piranesi Architetto Veneziano dedicate al Sig. Nicola Giobbe), Giovanni Battista Piranesi Italian, Etching
Plate 6: Ruins of an ancient tomb in front of ruins of an ancient aqueduct (...), from "Part one of architecture and perspectives: drawn and etched by Gio. Batt'a Piranesi, Venetian Architect: dedicated to Nicola Giobbe" (Prima parte di Architetture, e prospettive inventate, ed incise da Gio. Batt'a Piranesi Architetto Veneziano dedicate al Sig. Nicola Giobbe)
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
1743
Elevation and plan of the second-order portico at the Theater of Marcellus (Teatro di Marcello), Rome, from "Le Antichità Romane", Giovanni Battista Piranesi Italian, Etching
Elevation and plan of the second-order portico at the Theater of Marcellus (Teatro di Marcello), Rome, from "Le Antichità Romane"
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
1756
Plan and facade of the Temple of Fortuna Virilis (Tempio della Fortuna Virile), from "Le Antichità Romane", Giovanni Battista Piranesi Italian, Etching
Plan and facade of the Temple of Fortuna Virilis (Tempio della Fortuna Virile), from "Le Antichità Romane"
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
1756
Plate 7: Ancient altar on which sacrifices were performed in antiquity, surrounded by other ruins (Ara antica sopra la quale si facevano anticamente i sagrifizi, con altre ruine all' intorno), from "Part one of architecture and perspectives: drawn and etched by Gio. Batt'a Piranesi, Venetian Architect: dedicated to Nicola Giobbe" (Prima parte di Architetture, e prospettive inventate, ed incise da Gio. Batt'a Piranesi Architetto Veneziano dedicate al Sig. Nicola Giobbe), Giovanni Battista Piranesi Italian, Etching
Plate 7: Ancient altar on which sacrifices were performed in antiquity, surrounded by other ruins (Ara antica sopra la quale si facevano anticamente i sagrifizi, con altre ruine all' intorno), from "Part one of architecture and perspectives: drawn and etched by Gio. Batt'a Piranesi, Venetian Architect: dedicated to Nicola Giobbe" (Prima parte di Architetture, e prospettive inventate, ed incise da Gio. Batt'a Piranesi Architetto Veneziano dedicate al Sig. Nicola Giobbe)
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
1743
Title page: Volume IV, "The Antiquities of Rome by Giambatista Piranesi, Venetian Architect (...), from "Roman Antiquities" (Le Antichità Romane), Giovanni Battista Piranesi Italian, Etching
Title page: Volume IV, "The Antiquities of Rome by Giambatista Piranesi, Venetian Architect (...), from "Roman Antiquities" (Le Antichità Romane)
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
1756
Plan and elevation of the Pons Fabricius (also known as the Quattro Capi Bridge), Rome, from "Le Antichità Romane", Giovanni Battista Piranesi Italian, Etching
Plan and elevation of the Pons Fabricius (also known as the Quattro Capi Bridge), Rome, from "Le Antichità Romane"
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
1756
Profile of the Temple of Fortuna Virilis (Profilo del Tempio della Fortuna Virile), and section of the temple, from "Le Antichità Romane", Giovanni Battista Piranesi Italian, Etching
Profile of the Temple of Fortuna Virilis (Profilo del Tempio della Fortuna Virile), and section of the temple, from "Le Antichità Romane"
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
1756
Plate 3: Ancient mausoleum erected for the ashes of a Roman emperor (Mausoleo antico eretto per le ceneri d'un imperadore romano), from "Part one of architecture and perspectives: drawn and etched by Gio. Batt'a Piranesi, Venetian Architect: dedicated to Nicola Giobbe" (Prima parte di Architetture, e prospettive inventate, ed incise da Gio. Batt'a Piranesi Architetto Veneziano dedicate al Sig. Nicola Giobbe), Giovanni Battista Piranesi Italian, Etching
Plate 3: Ancient mausoleum erected for the ashes of a Roman emperor (Mausoleo antico eretto per le ceneri d'un imperadore romano), from "Part one of architecture and perspectives: drawn and etched by Gio. Batt'a Piranesi, Venetian Architect: dedicated to Nicola Giobbe" (Prima parte di Architetture, e prospettive inventate, ed incise da Gio. Batt'a Piranesi Architetto Veneziano dedicate al Sig. Nicola Giobbe)
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
1743
Partial elevation and plan of the first-order portico at the Theater of Marcellus (Dimostrazione di una parte de' portici del prim' ordine del Teatro di Marcello), from "Le Antichità Romane", Giovanni Battista Piranesi Italian, Etching
Partial elevation and plan of the first-order portico at the Theater of Marcellus (Dimostrazione di una parte de' portici del prim' ordine del Teatro di Marcello), from "Le Antichità Romane"
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
1756
Plate 9: Colonnaded hall according to the custom of the ancient Romans (...), from "Part one of architecture and perspectives: drawn and etched by Gio. Batt'a Piranesi, Venetian Architect: dedicated to Nicola Giobbe" (Prima parte di Architetture, e prospettive inventate, ed incise da Gio. Batt'a Piranesi Architetto Veneziano dedicate al Sig. Nicola Giobbe), Giovanni Battista Piranesi Italian, Etching
Plate 9: Colonnaded hall according to the custom of the ancient Romans (...), from "Part one of architecture and perspectives: drawn and etched by Gio. Batt'a Piranesi, Venetian Architect: dedicated to Nicola Giobbe" (Prima parte di Architetture, e prospettive inventate, ed incise da Gio. Batt'a Piranesi Architetto Veneziano dedicate al Sig. Nicola Giobbe)
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
1743
Plan of a tomb on the Appian Way in Vigna Buonamici (Pianta di un sepolcro sull'antica Via Appia nella Vigna Buonamici), from "Le Antichità Romane", Giovanni Battista Piranesi Italian, Etching
Plan of a tomb on the Appian Way in Vigna Buonamici (Pianta di un sepolcro sull'antica Via Appia nella Vigna Buonamici), from "Le Antichità Romane"
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
1756
The Arch with a Shell Ornament, from "Carceri d'invenzione" (Imaginary Prisons), Giovanni Battista Piranesi Italian, Etching, engraving, scratching, sulphur tint or open bite, drypoint; first state of seven (Robison)
The Arch with a Shell Ornament, from "Carceri d'invenzione" (Imaginary Prisons)
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Publisher Giovanni Bouchard
ca. 1749–50
The Well, from "Carceri d'invenzione" (Imaginary Prisons), Giovanni Battista Piranesi Italian, Etching, engraving, scratching, burnishing, lavis; first state of six (Robison)
The Well, from "Carceri d'invenzione" (Imaginary Prisons)
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Publisher Giovanni Bouchard
ca. 1749–50
Prisoners on a Projecting Platform, from "Carceri d'invenzione" (Imaginary Prisons), Giovanni Battista Piranesi Italian, Etching, engraving, sulphur tint or open bite, burnishing; first state of four (Robison)
Prisoners on a Projecting Platform, from "Carceri d'invenzione" (Imaginary Prisons)
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Publisher Giovanni Bouchard
ca. 1749–50