Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Italy, 1720 - 1778
Hadrian’s Villa: The Remains of the so-called Pretorio
The Tombs attributed to Piso Licianus and the Cornelii on the Appian Way
The Portico of Octavia: The Entrance Porch. Interior
The Temple of Venus and Roma
The Giant Wheel, from the series Carceri d’invenzione (Imaginary Prisons)
Piranesi’s Carceri d’invenzione was first issued as a series of fourteen images in 1749-50. Starting in 1761 he substantially reworked the plates by adding strong tonal contrasts and expressive details, […]
View of the Remains of the Walls and the Ancient City of Paestum
The Villa Albani
The Piazza and Basilica of San Giovanni in Laterano (side façade), with the Obelisk, Palace and Scala Santa on the left
Veduta della Piazza di Monte Cavallo, from Vedute di Roma (Views of Rome)
Piranesi’s profound admiration for ancient Rome led to his Vedute di Roma series, which comprises 135 views of Roman ruins and modern buildings produced over thirty years, from about 1748 […]