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Interior view of a store dependent of the last house located to the right upon entering the city of Pompeii, from "Antiquités de Pompeïa, tome second, Antiquités de la Grande Grèce..." (Antiquities of Pompeii, volume two, Antiquities of Great Greece...), volume 2, plate 45
Francesco Piranesi
1804
Interior view of the temple which is believed to have been dedicated to Juno...(now identified as the Temple of Athena), plate 20 from "Différentes vues de quelques Restes de trois grands Edifices qui subsistent encore dans le milieu de l'ancienne Ville de Pesto autrement Posidinia qui est située dans la Lucanie" (Different views of some of the remains of three great edifices that still exist at the center of the ancient city of Pesto, or Posidonia [Paestum], which is situated in Lucania)
Francesco Piranesi
1778
Différentes vues de quelques Restes de trois grands Edifices qui subsistent encore dans le milieu de l'ancienne Ville de Pesto autrement Posidinia qui est située dans la Lucanie (Different views of some of the remains of three great edifices that still exist at the center of the ancient city of Pesto, or Posidonia [Paestum], which is situated in Lucania)
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
1778
Ground plan of the Baths of Caracalla
Francesco Piranesi
ca. 1790
Plan of the Temple of Isis, two theaters, soldiers' quarter, a large portico, and a palestra, from "Antiquités de Pompeïa, tome second, Antiquités de la Grande Grèce..." (Antiquities of Pompeii, volume two, Antiquities of Great Greece...), volume 2, plate 58
Francesco Piranesi
1805
Draped female figure with a sword and branch above a vignette of dolphins and other sea creatures, from "Peintures du Cabinet de Jules II, au Vatican de l'Invention de Raphael, Recueillies par les Piranesi, et Dessinées par Thomas Piroli" (Paintings from the Chambers of Jules II in the Vatican by Raphael, published by the Piranesi brothers and drawn by Thomas Piroli)
Tommaso Piroli
ca. 1804
Venus at Cythera (Vénus à Cythere), plate 1 from "Peintures du Cabinet de Jules II, au Vatican de l'Invention de Raphael, Recueillies par les Piranesi, et Dessinées par Thomas Piroli" (Paintings from the Chambers of Jules II in the Vatican by Raphael, published by the Piranesi brothers and drawn by Thomas Piroli)
Tommaso Piroli
1804
Illustration of some parts of the brick works, of which the Pantheon is built, from "Raccolta de'Tempi Antichi, Prima Parte" (Collection of Antique Temples, First Part)
Francesco Piranesi
ca. 1750–80
Vases for use in the toilette, and spoons used for ointment, from "Antiquités de la Grande Grèce, [...] Contenant les Usages civils, militaires et religieux" [...] (Antiquities of the Great Greece [...] Containing the civic, military and religious wares), volume 1, plate 28
Francesco Piranesi
1806
The Plan of Pompeii with views of the Temple of Isis and the gate to the city
Francesco Piranesi
1785
Veiled woman with buskins, thought to be Melpomene, from "Classical Statues in Rome"
Francesco Piranesi
1782
The Ludovisi Ares [Mars], from "Classical Statues in Rome"
Francesco Piranesi
1783
View of the remains of the cella of the Temple of Neptune, plate 17 from "Différentes vues de quelques Restes de trois grands Edifices qui subsistent encore dans le milieu de l'ancienne Ville de Pesto autrement Posidinia qui est située dans la Lucanie" (Different views of some of the remains of three great edifices that still exist at the center of the ancient city of Pesto, or Posidonia [Paestum], which is situated in Lucania)
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
1778
View and details of a marble table in the form of a circus, from "Vasi, candelabri, cippi, sarcofagi, tripodi, lucerne, ed ornamenti antichi disegnati ed incisi dal Cav. Gio. Batt. Piranesi, Vol. I" (Vases, candelabra, grave stones, sarcophagi, tripods, lamps, and ornaments designed and etched by Cavalieri Giovanni Battista Piranesi)
Francesco Piranesi
1778–80
Silenus Cradling the Infant Bacchus, from "Classical Statues in Rome"
Francesco Piranesi
1784
View of the remains of the pronaos of the building known as the College des Anfictions...(Basilica), plate 5 from "Différentes vues de quelques Restes de trois grands Edifices qui subsistent encore dans le milieu de l'ancienne Ville de Pesto autrement Posidinia qui est située dans la Lucanie" (Different views of some of the remains of three great edifices that still exist at the center of the ancient city of Pesto, or Posidonia [Paestum], which is situated in Lucania)
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
1778
Meleager, from "Classical Statues in Rome"
Francesco Piranesi
1780
Prima Parte di Architettura, e Prospettive inventate, ed incise da Giambatista Piranesi Architetto Veneziano fra gli Arcadi Salcindio Tiseio; Lettere di Giustificazione a Milord Charlemont plates, which were adapted to appear in the Opere Varie; Opere Varie; Grotteschi; Carceri; Archi Trionfali, and Trofei di Ottaviano Augusto
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
1761–1809
Cut-away of the width of the Tomb of Mamia, of its plan, of its Ustrinum, and of its circular portion called the Schola, from "Antiquités de Pompeïa, tome second, Antiquités de la Grande Grèce..." (Antiquities of Pompeii, volume two, Antiquities of Great Greece...), volume 2, plate 36
Francesco Piranesi
1805
Venus and Psyche, from "La Fable de Psyché", Villa Farnesina, bound with "Peintures du Cabinet de Jules II, au Vatican de l'Invention de Raphael, Recueillies par les Piranesi, et Dessinées par Thomas Piroli" (Paintings from the Chambers of Jules II in the Vatican by Raphael, published by the Piranesi brothers and drawn by Thomas Piroli)
Tommaso Piroli
1804–07
Illustration of a part of the exterior of the Pantheon, from "Raccolta de'Tempi Antichi, Prima Parte" (Collection of Antique Temples, First Part)
Francesco Piranesi
ca. 1750–80
Interior view of the Colosseum, from "Vedute di Roma" (Views of Rome), part I
Francesco Piranesi
ca. 1750–78
Illustration of a part of the exterior of the Pantheon, from "Raccolta de'Tempi Antichi, Prima Parte" (Collection of Antique Temples, First Part)
Francesco Piranesi
ca. 1750–80
Ground plan of part of the interior and exterior of the Arch, or Cupola of the Pantheon, from "Raccolta de'Tempi Antichi, Prima Parte" (Collection of Antique Temples, First Part)
Francesco Piranesi
ca. 1750–80
View of the garden of the Villa Medici with its antiquities
Francesco Piranesi
ca. 1780
Black and white mosaic that adorns the cell of the Temple of Isis, and the large inscription that is on the door of the surrounding wall, from "Antiquités de Pompeïa, tome second, Antiquités de la Grande Grèce..." (Antiquities of Pompeii, volume two, Antiquities of Great Greece...), volume 2, plate 70
Francesco Piranesi
1806
Large demonstration [illustration] if the service objects that depend on the first Tavern, in 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 30
Francesco Piranesi
1804
Large illustration of a part of the second order of the interior of the Pantheon, which now no longer exist, from "Raccolta de'Tempi Antichi, Prima Parte" (Collection of Antique Temples, First Part)
Francesco Piranesi
ca. 1750–80
Chariot of Venus (Char de Venus), plate 4 from "Peintures de la Sala Borgia au Vatican de l'invention de Raphael recueilles par les Piranesi et Dessinées par Thomas Piroli" (Paintings from the Sala Borgia in the Vatican by Raphael)
Tommaso Piroli
1803
Title page, [Central dedication with a portrait medallion of Pope Pius VI, surrounded by architectural ruins, a sarcophagus and armour, the Pantheon in the Background], from "Raccolta de'Tempi Antichi, Prima Parte" (Collection of Antique Temples, First Part)
Francesco Piranesi
1780
Cross-sections, which illustrate the scena stabile of the front, and of the stairs that go up to the second Precinzione, tavola 6 from "Il Teatro d'Ercolano" (The Theater at Herculaneum)
Francesco Piranesi
1783
Mercury, the messenger of the gods, is here the symbol of eloquence (Mercure, le messager des Dieux, est ici le symbole de l'èloquence), from Peintures de la Ville Altoviti à Rome, inventées par Michelange, Peintes par Giorgio Vasari et Gravées par Thomas Piroli. faisant partie de la Calcographie Piranesi (1807) (Paintings from the Villa Altoviti in Rome, designed by Michelangelo, painted by Giorgio Vasari, and engraved by Thomas Piroli, made part of the Calcography of Piranesi), plate 9
Tommaso Piroli
1807
Title page, from "Trofei di Ottaviano Augusto innalzati per la vittoria ad Actium e conquista dell'Egitto con vari altri ornamenti antichi disegnati ed incisi da Cavalier Go. Batta. Piranesi" (Trophies of Octavian Augustus erected to commemorate the victory at Actium and the conquest of Egypt with various other ornament drawn and etched by Cavalieri Gio. Batta. Piranesi)
Francesco Piranesi
printed ca. 1780
Frontispiece: View showing the remains of the interior of the Temple of Neptune..., from "Différentes vues de quelques Restes de trois grands Edifices qui subsistent encore dans le milieu de l'ancienne Ville de Pesto autrement Posidinia qui est située dans la Lucanie" (Different views of some of the remains of three great edifices that still exist at the center of the ancient city of Pesto, or Posidonia [Paestum], which is situated in Lucania)
Francesco Piranesi
1778
Cross-sections of the wooden system, which supports the painted canvases of the curtain, tavola 8 from "Il Teatro d'Ercolano" (The Theater at Herculaneum)
Francesco Piranesi
1783
The Genius of Cybele (Génie de Cybèle), plate 7 from "Peintures de la Villa Lante, à Rome, de l'Invention de Jules Romain, Recueillies par les Piranesi, et Dessinées par Thomas Piroli" (Paintings from the Villa Lante by Giulio Romano, published by the Piranesi brothers and drawn by Thomas Piroli)
Tommaso Piroli
1803
Jupiter, from "Classical Statues in Rome"
Francesco Piranesi
1781
The Fifth Hour of the Day, from "Peintures du Cabinet de Jules II, au Vatican de l'Invention de Raphael, Recueillies par les Piranesi, et Dessinées par Thomas Piroli" (Paintings from the Chambers of Jules II in the Vatican by Raphael, published by the Piranesi brothers and drawn by Thomas Piroli)
Tommaso Piroli
1804
One of the Colossal Statues of the Quirinale, representing Castor and Pollux, from "Classical Statues in Rome"
Francesco Piranesi
1790
Illustration of the various ornaments of the Temple of Vesta, which include the symbols of Vesta, tavola 7 from "Raccolta de'Tempi Antichi, Prima Parte" (Collection of Antique Temples, First Part)
Francesco Piranesi
ca. 1750–80