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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)
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Giovanni Bouchard
ca. 1749–50
View through the Herculaneum Gate, Pompeii, Giovanni Battista Piranesi  Italian, Pen and brown ink over black chalk
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
1778
Veduta del Tempio di Giove Tonante, Giovanni Battista Piranesi  Italian, Engraving
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
1740s–60s
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  Italian, Etching
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Francesco Piranesi
1778–80
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
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Francesco Piranesi
1778–80
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  Italian, Etchings and engravings
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Domenico Cunego
1761, 1765
Perspective view of the same candelabrum, 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
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
1778–80
Parte di ampio magnifico Porto all'uso degli antichi Romani, ove si scuopre l'interno della gran Piazza pel Comercio... (Part of a spacious and magnificent Harbor for the use of the ancient Romans opening onto a large market square...), from "Opere Varie di Archiettura, prospettive, 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), Giovanni Battista Piranesi  Italian, Etching, engraving, drypoint; second state of seven (Robison)
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Giovanni Bouchard
ca. 1749–50
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
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
1778–80
Various Lamps and a vase encusted with cameos, from "Vasi, candelabri, cippi, sarcofagi, tripodi, lucerne, ed ornamenti antichi disegnati ed incisi dal Cav. Gio. Batt. Piranesi" (Vases, candelabra, grave stones, sarcophagi, tripods, lamps and ornaments designed and etched by Cavaliere Giovanni Battista Piranesi), Giovanni Battista Piranesi  Italian, Etching
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
ca. 1778
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
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
1778–80
Chimneypiece: Affronted griffons on the lintel and candelabra on the jambs (Ch. accompagnée de son plan et décorée d'une frise de griffons), from Diverse Maniere d'adornare i cammini ed ogni altra parte degli edifizi...(Different Ways of ornamenting chimneypieces and all other parts of houses), Giovanni Battista Piranesi  Italian, Etching
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
ca. 1769
Chimneypiece in the Egyptian style: Mummy superimposed on a large caryatid above the lintel (Ch. à l'égyptiennne surmontée d'une grande cariatide contre laquelle s'applique une momie), from Diverse Maniere d'adornare i cammini ed ogni altra parte degli edifizi...(Different Ways of ornamenting chimneypieces and all other parts of houses), Giovanni Battista Piranesi  Italian, Etching
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
1769
Chimneypiece: Architrave decorated with a Greek key motif and a circular fireback with figures of the zodiac (Ch. décorée d'une grecque), from Diverse Maniere d'adornare i cammini ed ogni altra parte degli edifizi...(Different Ways of ornamenting chimneypieces and all other parts of houses), Giovanni Battista Piranesi  Italian, Etching
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
ca. 1769
The Skeletons, from "Grotteschi" (Grotesques), Giovanni Battista Piranesi  Italian, Etching with engraving, drypoint, and burnishing; second state of five (Robison)
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Giovanni Bouchard
ca. 1748
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
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
1778–80
Various Roman Ionic capitals compared with Greek examples from Le Roy [S. Maria in Trastevere, S. Paoplo fuori le Mura, S. Clemente, etc.], tab. 20 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  Italian, Etching
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
mid-18th century
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)
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Giovanni Bouchard
ca. 1749–50
Large vase found at the Pantanello, Hadrian's Villa, Tivoli, in 1770 (The 'Warwick Vase'), 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  Italian, Etching
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
1778–80
Plan of a spacious and magnificent College designed after the ancient gymnasia of the Greeks and the baths of the Romans..., from "Opere Varie di Architettura, prospettive, 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), Giovanni Battista Piranesi  Italian, Etching, engraving, drypoint; second state of seven (Robison)
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Giovanni Bouchard
1750
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  Italian, Etching
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Francesco Piranesi
1761–1809
St. Giovanni in Laterano, Interior, from "Vedute di Roma" (Views of Rome), Giovanni Battista Piranesi  Italian, Etching
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
ca. 1768
Frontispiece to "Roman Antiquities outside Rome drawn and etched by Giambat'ta Piranesi, Venetian Architect Part Two" (ANTCHITÀ ROMANE FUORI DI ROMA DISEGNATE ED INCISE DA GIAMBAT'TA PIRANESI, ARCHITETTO VENEZIANO, PARTE SECONDA), Giovanni Battista Piranesi  Italian, Etching
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
ca. 1748
S. Giovanni in Laterano, main façade, with Palace and Scala Santa on the right (Veduta della Basilica di S. Giovanni Laterano), from "Vedute di Roma", Giovanni Battista Piranesi  Italian, Etching
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
ca. 1749
Chimneypiece in the Egyptian style, from Diverse Maniere d'adornare i cammini (...) (Different Ways of ornamenting chimneypieces and all other parts of houses), Giovanni Battista Piranesi  Italian, Etching
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
ca. 1769
Title page: Volume IV, "The Antiquities of Rome by Giambatista Piranesi, Venetian Architect (...), from "Roman Antiquities" (Le Antichità Romane), Giovanni Battista Piranesi  Italian, Etching
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
1756
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
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Giovanni Bouchard
ca. 1748
The Drawbridge, from "Carceri d'invenzione" (Imaginary Prisons), Giovanni Battista Piranesi  Italian, Etching, engraving, scratching; first state of six (Robison)
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Giovanni Bouchard
ca. 1749–50
The Pier with a Lamp, from "Carceri d'invenzione" (Imaginary Prisons), Giovanni Battista Piranesi  Italian, Etching, engraving, sulphur tint or open bite, burnishing; first state of seven (Robison)
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Giovanni Bouchard
ca. 1749–50
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)
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Giovanni Bouchard
ca. 1749–50
The Giant Wheel, from "Carceri d'invenzione" (Imaginary Prisons), Giovanni Battista Piranesi  Italian, Etching, engraving; second state of eight (Robison)
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Giovanni Bouchard
ca. 1749–50
The Staircase with Trophies, from "Carceri d'invenzione" (Imaginary Prisons), Giovanni Battista Piranesi  Italian, Etching, engraving; first state of six (Robison)
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Giovanni Bouchard
ca. 1749–50
The Sawhorse, from "Carceri d'invenzione" (Imaginary Prisons), Giovanni Battista Piranesi  Italian, Etching, engraving, sulphur tint or open bite, scratching
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Giovanni Bouchard
ca. 1749–50
View of St. Peter's Basilica and Piazza in the Vatican, from "Vedute di Roma" (Roman Views), Giovanni Battista Piranesi  Italian, Etching; first state of seven (Hind)
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Giovanni Bouchard
ca. 1748
The Well, from "Carceri d'invenzione" (Imaginary Prisons), Giovanni Battista Piranesi  Italian, Etching, engraving, scratching, burnishing, lavis; first state of six (Robison)
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Giovanni Bouchard
ca. 1749–50
The Monumental Tablet, from "Grotteschi" (Grotesques), Giovanni Battista Piranesi  Italian, Etching, engraving, drypoint, scratching; second state of four (Robison)
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Giovanni Bouchard
ca. 1748
The Tomb of Nero, from "Grotteschi" (Grotesques), Giovanni Battista Piranesi  Italian, Etching, engraving, drypoint, scratching; second state of six (Robison)
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Giovanni Bouchard
ca. 1748
The Grand Piazza, from "Carceri d'invenzione" (Imaginary Prisons), Giovanni Battista Piranesi  Italian, Etching, engraving, sulphur tint or open bite, burnishing; first state of six (Robison)
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Giovanni Bouchard
ca. 1749–50
The Smoking Fire, from "Carceri d'invenzione" (Imaginary Prisons), Giovanni Battista Piranesi  Italian, Etching, engraving, sulphur tint or open bite, burnishing; first state of seven (Robison)
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Giovanni Bouchard
ca. 1749–50
Title Page, from "Carceri d'invenzione" (Imaginary Prisons), Giovanni Battista Piranesi  Italian, Etching, engraving, sulphur tint or open bite; first state of nine (Robison)
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Giovanni Bouchard
ca. 1749–50