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Section of the Preceding Tomb, tome 2, tavola 37 from "Le Antichità Romane" (Roman Antiquities)
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
published 1756–57
View of a large structure, remains of the Tomb of the Metelli on the Appian Way about five miles from Porta S. Sebastiano, in the village of S. Maria Nuova..., tome 3, tavola 15 from "Le Antichità Romane" (Roman Antiquities)
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
published 1756–57
Marble vase with the relief of a wolf, 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)
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
1778–80
Various capitals [Gardens of Sallust, Villa Albani, etc], tab. 7 from "Della Magnificenza e d'Architettura de'Romani" (On the Grandeur and the Architecture of the Romans by Gio. Battista Piranesi, Fellow of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of London)
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
1761
Section of the same ship with its substructure, plate 12 (b) from "Il Campo Marzio dell' Antica Roma, Opera di G.B. Piranesi socio della reale società degli antiquari di Londra" (The Campus Martius of Ancient Rome, the Work of G.B. Piranesi, Fellow of the Royal Society of Antiquaries, London)
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
1762
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
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 "Prima Parte di Architettura, e Prospettive"
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
ca. 1750
Illustration of two ancient cornices, today the jambs of the door of the church called the Rotunda in Albano, tavola 20 from "Antichità d'Albano e di Castel Gandolfo Descritte ed incise da Giovambatista Piranesi" (Antiquities of Albano and of Castel Gandolfo described and etched by Giovambattista Piranesi)
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
1764–70
Large Urn of Porphyry with its lid, found in the Mausoleum of St. Helen, transported by Pope Anastatius IV for his burial, and now in the Cloister of St. John Letran where it can now be seen..., tome 3, tavola 19 from "Le Antichità Romane" (Roman Antiquities)
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
published 1756–57
Lapides Capitolini (1762), Antichità di Cora (1764), and Del Castello dell'Acqua Giulia, Rome (1761)
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
1761–64
Three vases, 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
S. Maria Maggiore with the Obelisk in the Piazza dell'Esquilino (Veduta dell Facciata di dietro della Basilica di S. Maria Maggiore)
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
ca. 1742
The Arch of Beneventum in the Kingdom of Naples (Veduta dell'Arco di Benevento nel Regno di Napoli)
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
ca. 1778
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
Plan of the second floor of the three-storey house and of its basilica that are level with the street, from "Antiquités de Pompeïa, tome second, Antiquités de la Grande Grèce..." (Antiquities of Pompeii, volume two, Antiquities of Great Greece...), volume 2, plate 50
Francesco Piranesi
1806
Vertical section of the Bridge of Fabricius, today called the Ponte dei Quattro Capi [Bridge of the Four Heads]..., tome 4, tavola 20 from "Le Antichità Romane" (Roman Antiquities)
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
published 1756–57
Large plan of the Temple of Isis, from "Antiquités de Pompeïa, tome second, Antiquités de la Grande Grèce..." (Antiquities of Pompeii, volume two, Antiquities of Great Greece...), volume 2, plate 68
Francesco Piranesi
1806
St. Francis in Prayer, plate 6 from "Raccolta di Alcuni Disegni del Barberi da Cento detto il Guernico, incisi in Rame, e presentati al singolar merito del Sig. Tommaso Jenkins pittore, ed accademico di S. Luca, in atto di respetto e d'amicizia dall'architetto e suo coaccademio: Gio. Battista Piranesi" (Collection of several drawings after Barbieri da Cento (known as Guercino) etched on copper and presented to Thomas Jenkins, painter and member of the Academy of St. Luke, out of respect and friendship from his fellow member, the architect Gio. Battista Piranesi)
Francesco Bartolozzi
1764
View of the Temple of Antoninus and Faustina in the Roman Forum, from "Vedute di Roma" (Views of Rome), part I
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
ca. 1750–78
View of the Arch of Gallienus, tome 1, tavola 26, figure 2 from "Le Antichità Romane" (Roman Antiquities)
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
1756–57
Inscribed stone, tome 1 from "Le Antichità Romane" (Roman Antiquities)
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
1756–57
Plan of Hadrian's Villa at Tivoli
Francesco Piranesi
1781
Trajan's Column (Colonna Trajana), from "Vedute di Roma"
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
ca. 1758
Plate 11: Temple of Janus (Tempio di Giano), from "Antichità Romane de' Tempi della Repubblica, e de' primi Imperatori"
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
ca. 1748
Plan of the cave embellished by the ancients on the bank of Lake Albano towards Marino..., tavola 3 from "Di due spelonche ornate dagli antichi alla Riva del Lago Albano" (concerning two caves embellished by the ancients on the bank of Lake Albano)
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
1762
Title page, from "Descrizione e Disegno dell'Emissario del Lago Albano di Gio Battista Piranesi" (Description and Design of the Emissarium of Lake Alboano by Gio. Battista Piranesi)
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
1762
Interior View of the Villa of Maecenas [...], from "Vedute di Roma" (Roman Views), part II
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
ca. 1750–78
View of the Arch of Titus, which was erected for this Emperor, after his death, commemorating the destruction of Jerusalem, from "Vedute di Roma" (Roman Views), part II
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
ca. 1750–78
Three clocks and three candlesticks, from "Diverse Maniere d'adornare i cammini..." (Diverse Ways of ornamenting chimneypieces...)
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
1769
Temple of Janus, tavola 11 from "Alcune Vedute di Archi Trionfali ed altri monumenti analzati 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
printed after 1775
Perspective view of the same candelabrum from the Palazzo Salviati acquired and reconstructed by the artist for his tomb, 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)
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
1778–80
Reconstructed elevation of the Temple of Hercules in the City of Cori, tavola 6 from "Antichità di Cora, descritte ed incise da Giambattista Piranesi" (Antiquities of Cori, described and etched by Giambattista Piranesi)
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
1764
Ruins of the supposed Temple of Hercules in the city of Cori, tavola 4 from "Antichità di Cora, descritte ed incise da Giambattista Piranesi" (Antiquities of Cori, described and etched by Giambattista Piranesi)
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
1764
Inscriptions found in different places in the Temple of Isis, from "Antiquités de Pompeïa, tome second, Antiquités de la Grande Grèce..." (Antiquities of Pompeii, volume two, Antiquities of Great Greece...), volume 2, plate 72
Francesco Piranesi
1804–07
Additional plate to Parere [Part of an imaginary architectural composition with Ionic Order and inscription from Le Roy], tavola 6 from "Osservazioni di Gio. Battista Piranesi sopra la lettere de M. Mariette aux auteurs de la Gazette Littéraire de l'Europe..." (Observations of Giovanni Battista Piranesi on the Letter of M. Mariette to the authors of the Gazette Littéraire de l'Europe...)
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
1765
Three clocks, two chairs and a candlestick, from "Diverse Maniere d'adornare i cammini..." (Diverse Ways of ornamenting chimneypieces...)
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
1769
Chimneypiece: A large vase with a pair of serpents on each jamb, from "Diverse Maniere d'adornare i cammini..." (Diverse Ways of ornamenting chimneypieces...)
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
1769
The smaller harbor, called the Porto di Ripetta (Veduta del Porto di Ripetta)
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
ca. 1753
Concerning the Fountainhead of the Acqua Giulia [details and plan of sluices], tavola 14 from "Le Rovine del Castello dell'Acqua Giulia situato in Roma presso S. Eusebio, e falsamente detto dell'Acqua Marcia colla dichiarazione di uno de celebri passi del commentario Frontinano e l'esposizione della maniera con cui gli antichi Romani distribuivano le acque per uso della città" (Ruins of the Fountainhead of the Acqua Giulia in Rome, near S. Eusebio and incorrectly called the Fountainhead of the Acqua Marcia, with a discussion of one of the celebrated passages from the commentary by Frontinus and an explanation of the manner in which the ancient Romans distributed the water for the use of the city)
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
1761
View of the stone pavement of the Appian Way (Veduta dell'antica Via Appia), from "Le Antichità Romane"
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
1756