Giovanni Battista Piranesi (1720 - 1778)
RA Collection: People and Organisations
Etcher, engraver, designer, architect, archaeologist, and theorist. Trained in Venice; active in Rome.
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Born: 1720
Died: 1778
Gender: Male
Works by Giovanni Battista Piranesi in the RA Collection
186 results
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![Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 'Vüe intérieure du Temple, que l'on croit avoir été dédié à Junon']()
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
'Vüe intérieure du Temple, que l'on croit avoir été dédié à Junon', [1778]
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![Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 'Vüe laterale du Temple de Junon']()
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
'Vüe laterale du Temple de Junon', [1778]
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![Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 'Vüe d'un autre temple, dans la Ville de Pesto.']()
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
'Vüe d'un autre temple, dans la Ville de Pesto.', [1778]
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![Giovanni Battista Piranesi, ''Vüe des restes de la Celle du temple de Neptune.']()
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
''Vüe des restes de la Celle du temple de Neptune.', [1778]
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![Giovanni Battista Piranesi, ''Vüe des restes du derriere du Pronaos du Temple de Neptune']()
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
''Vüe des restes du derriere du Pronaos du Temple de Neptune', [1778]
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![Giovanni Battista Piranesi, ''Vüe des restes du derriere du Pronaos du Temple de Neptune']()
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
''Vüe des restes du derriere du Pronaos du Temple de Neptune', [1778]
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![Giovanni Battista Piranesi, ''Vüe des restes du derriere du Pronaos du Temple de Neptune']()
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
''Vüe des restes du derriere du Pronaos du Temple de Neptune', [1778]
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![Giovanni Battista Piranesi, ''Vüe des restes interieures d'un des Pronaos du Temple de Neptune']()
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
''Vüe des restes interieures d'un des Pronaos du Temple de Neptune', [1778]
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![Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 'Vüe interieure du temple de Neptune']()
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
'Vüe interieure du temple de Neptune', [1778]
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![Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 'Temple de Neptune à Pesto']()
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
'Temple de Neptune à Pesto', [1778]
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![Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 'Vüe du temple de Neptune']()
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
'Vüe du temple de Neptune', [1778]
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![Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 'Autre Vüe interieure des restes du Collége supposé des Anfictions]()
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
'Autre Vüe interieure des restes du Collége supposé des Anfictions, [1778]
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![Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 'Autre vüe de l'interieur du Pronaos']()
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
'Autre vüe de l'interieur du Pronaos', [1778]
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![Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 'Vüe interieure du Collége supposé des Anfictions']()
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
'Vüe interieure du Collége supposé des Anfictions', [1778]
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![Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 'Autre Vüe de la Façade du Pronaos']()
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
'Autre Vüe de la Façade du Pronaos', [1778]
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![Giovanni Battista Piranesi, A Vüe des restes du Pronaos]()
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
A Vüe des restes du Pronaos, [1778]
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![Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 'Vüe des 18 Colonnes...']()
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
'Vüe des 18 Colonnes...', [1778]
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![Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 'Vue des restes d'une grande enceinte de colonnes...']()
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
'Vue des restes d'une grande enceinte de colonnes...'
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![Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 'Vue A de quelques unes des Colonnes de la façade...']()
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
'Vue A de quelques unes des Colonnes de la façade...', [1778]
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![Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Vue de ce qui reste encore des Murs A de l'ancienne Ville de Pesto]()
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Vue de ce qui reste encore des Murs A de l'ancienne Ville de Pesto, [1778]
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![Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Vue des restes interieurs du Temple de Neptune]()
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Vue des restes interieurs du Temple de Neptune, [1778]
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![Giovanni Battista Piranesi, The Skeletons]()
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
The Skeletons, early 1770s
Etching with engraving and drypoint
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![Giovanni Battista Piranesi, The Monumental Tablet]()
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
The Monumental Tablet, early 1770s
Etching with engraving and drypoint
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![Giovanni Battista Piranesi, The Triumphal Arch]()
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
The Triumphal Arch, early 1770s
Etching with engraving and drypoint
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![Giovanni Battista Piranesi, The Tomb of Nero]()
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
The Tomb of Nero, early 1770s
Etching with engraving and drypoint
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![Giovanni Battista Piranesi, The Pier with Chains]()
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
The Pier with Chains, early 1770s
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![Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Prisoners on a Projecting Platform]()
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Prisoners on a Projecting Platform, early 1770s
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![Giovanni Battista Piranesi, The Sawhorse]()
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
The Sawhorse, early 1770s
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![Giovanni Battista Piranesi, The Smoking Fire]()
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
The Smoking Fire, early 1770s
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![Giovanni Battista Piranesi, The Arch with a Shell Ornament]()
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
The Arch with a Shell Ornament, early 1770s
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![Giovanni Battista Piranesi, The Well]()
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
The Well, early 1770s
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![Giovanni Battista Piranesi, The Pier with a Lamp]()
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
The Pier with a Lamp, early 1770s
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![Giovanni Battista Piranesi, The Gothic Arch]()
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
The Gothic Arch, early 1770s
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![Giovanni Battista Piranesi, The Lion Bas-Reliefs]()
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
The Lion Bas-Reliefs, early 1770s
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![Giovanni Battista Piranesi, The Man on the Rack]()
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
The Man on the Rack, early 1770s
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![Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 'Carceri D' Invenzione Di G. Battista Piranesi ...']()
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
'Carceri D' Invenzione Di G. Battista Piranesi ...', early 1770s
Etching, engraving and open bite
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![Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 'Entrance door to part of the villa called the 'Sette Bassi' on the road to Frascati.']()
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
'Entrance door to part of the villa called the 'Sette Bassi' on the road to Frascati.', 1757
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![Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 'The so-called Grotto of Egeria.']()
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
'The so-called Grotto of Egeria.', 1757
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![Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 'The Tomb of Caecilia Metella.']()
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
'The Tomb of Caecilia Metella.', 1757
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![Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 'The so-called Temple of Minerva Medica.']()
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
'The so-called Temple of Minerva Medica.', 1757
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![Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 'The Temple of the Sibyl, Tivoli, with another temple right, once used as Church of S. Giorgio.']()
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
'The Temple of the Sibyl, Tivoli, with another temple right, once used as Church of S. Giorgio.', 1757
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![Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 'The Pantheon, interior of the portico.']()
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
'The Pantheon, interior of the portico.', 1757
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![Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 'The Pantheon Exterior.']()
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
'The Pantheon Exterior.', 1757
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![Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 'The Baths of Caracalla, interior of the central hall.']()
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
'The Baths of Caracalla, interior of the central hall.', 1757
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![Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 'The Portico of Octavia: the entrance porch, interior.']()
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
'The Portico of Octavia: the entrance porch, interior.', 1757
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![Giovanni Battista Piranesi, ''The Portico of Octavia: The Entrance Porch, exterior.']()
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
''The Portico of Octavia: The Entrance Porch, exterior.', 1757
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![Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 'The so-called Temple of Salus, on the road to Albano.']()
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
'The so-called Temple of Salus, on the road to Albano.', 1757
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![Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 'The Colosseum: Interior.']()
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
'The Colosseum: Interior.', 1757
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![Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 'The Colosseum.']()
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
'The Colosseum.', 1757
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![Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 'The Arch of Constantine and the Colosseum.']()
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
'The Arch of Constantine and the Colosseum.', 1757
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![Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 'The Arch of Titus.']()
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
'The Arch of Titus.', 1757
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![Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 'The Arch of Septimius Severus, with the Church of S. Martina on the R']()
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
'The Arch of Septimius Severus, with the Church of S. Martina on the R', 1757
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![Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 'The Egyptian Obelisk in the Piazza di S. Giovanni Laterano.']()
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
'The Egyptian Obelisk in the Piazza di S. Giovanni Laterano.', 1757
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![Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 'The Column of Marcus Aurelius.']()
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
'The Column of Marcus Aurelius.', 1757
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![Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 'Trajan's Column.']()
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
'Trajan's Column.', 1757
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![Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 'The Temple of Venus and Roma (erroneously called Temple of Sol and Luna).']()
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
'The Temple of Venus and Roma (erroneously called Temple of Sol and Luna).', 1757
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![Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 'The Temple of Antoninus and Faustina.']()
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
'The Temple of Antoninus and Faustina.', 1757
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![Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 'The Temple of Portunus (?) (the round temple near S. Maria in Cosmedin).']()
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
'The Temple of Portunus (?) (the round temple near S. Maria in Cosmedin).', 1757
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![Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 'The so-called Temple of Bacchus, now the Church of S. Urban. Interior.']()
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
'The so-called Temple of Bacchus, now the Church of S. Urban. Interior.', 1757
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![Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 'The so-called Temple of Bacchus, now the Church of S. Urban.']()
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
'The so-called Temple of Bacchus, now the Church of S. Urban.', 1757
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![Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 'The so-called Temple of Fortuna Virilis (now Church of S. Maria Egiziaca).']()
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
'The so-called Temple of Fortuna Virilis (now Church of S. Maria Egiziaca).', 1757
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![Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 'The Basilica of Constantine.']()
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
'The Basilica of Constantine.', 1757
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![Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 'The Temple of Vespasian.']()
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
'The Temple of Vespasian.', 1757
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![Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 'Substructure of the Temple of Claudius at the Church of SS. Giovanni e Paolo (formerly called the Curia Hostilia).']()
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
'Substructure of the Temple of Claudius at the Church of SS. Giovanni e Paolo (formerly called the Curia Hostilia).', 1757
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![Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 'The Forum of Augustus (erroneously called Forum of Nerva).']()
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
'The Forum of Augustus (erroneously called Forum of Nerva).', 1757
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![Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 'A corner of the Forum Romanum, with the temple of Castor and Pollux, and S. Maria Liberatrice in foreground L., S. Teodoro in middle distance, and Monte Aventino in the distance.']()
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
'A corner of the Forum Romanum, with the temple of Castor and Pollux, and S. Maria Liberatrice in foreground L., S. Teodoro in middle distance, and Monte Aventino in the distance.', 1757
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![Giovanni Battista Piranesi, The Fontana dell'Acqua Giulia.']()
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
The Fontana dell'Acqua Giulia.', 1757
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![Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 'The Theatre of Marcellus.']()
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
'The Theatre of Marcellus.', 1757
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![Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 'The Hadrianeum (once used as a custom house) in the Piazza di Pietra.']()
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
'The Hadrianeum (once used as a custom house) in the Piazza di Pietra.', 1753
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![Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 'The Castel S. Angelo.']()
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
'The Castel S. Angelo.', 1754
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![Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 'The ponte and castel S. Angelo.']()
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
'The ponte and castel S. Angelo.', 1754
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![Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 'The Ponte Salario.']()
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
'The Ponte Salario.', 1754
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![Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 'The tomb of the Plautii, near the Ponte Lucano.']()
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
'The tomb of the Plautii, near the Ponte Lucano.', 1761
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![Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 'The Ponte Lucano, with the tomb of the Plautii.']()
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
'The Ponte Lucano, with the tomb of the Plautii.', 1763
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![Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 'The Ponte Molle.']()
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
'The Ponte Molle.', 1762
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![Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 'The smaller harbour, called the Porto di Ripetta.']()
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
'The smaller harbour, called the Porto di Ripetta.', 1753
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![Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 'The harbour and quay, called the Ripa Grande.']()
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
'The harbour and quay, called the Ripa Grande.', 1753
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![Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 'The Palazzo Odescalchi.']()
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
'The Palazzo Odescalchi.', 1753
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![Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 'The Palazzo Barberini.']()
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
'The Palazzo Barberini.', 1729
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![Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 'The Palazzo dell'Academia di Francia (The Palazzo Salviati).']()
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
'The Palazzo dell'Academia di Francia (The Palazzo Salviati).', 1752
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![Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 'The Palazzo di Monte Citorio.']()
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
'The Palazzo di Monte Citorio.', 1752
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![Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 'The Palazzo della Consulta.']()
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
'The Palazzo della Consulta.', 1729
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![Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 'The Fontana dell'Acqua Paola.']()
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
'The Fontana dell'Acqua Paola.', 1751
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![Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 'The Fontana dell' Acqua Felice.']()
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
'The Fontana dell' Acqua Felice.', 1751
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![Giovanni Battista Piranesi, ''The Fontana di Trevi.']()
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
''The Fontana di Trevi.', 1751
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![Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 'Two churches near Trajan's Column, S. Maria di Loreto and Santissimo Nome di Maria.']()
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
'Two churches near Trajan's Column, S. Maria di Loreto and Santissimo Nome di Maria.', 1762
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![Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 'The Piazza di Spagna.']()
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
'The Piazza di Spagna.', 1750
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![Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 'The Piazza della Rotonda, with the Pantheon and Obelisk.']()
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
'The Piazza della Rotonda, with the Pantheon and Obelisk.', 1751
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![Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 'The Piazza Navona, with S. Agnese on the right.']()
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
'The Piazza Navona, with S. Agnese on the right.', 1751
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![Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 'The Piazza del Quirinale, with the statues of the horse tamers in side view.']()
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
'The Piazza del Quirinale, with the statues of the horse tamers in side view.', 1750
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![Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 'The Piazza del Polpolo.']()
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
'The Piazza del Polpolo.', 1750
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![Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 'S. Sebastiano.']()
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
'S. Sebastiano.', 1750
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![Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 'S. Lorenzo fuori le mura.']()
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
'S. Lorenzo fuori le mura.', 1750
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![Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 'S. Croce in Gerusalemme.']()
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
'S. Croce in Gerusalemme.', 1750
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![Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 'S. Maria Maggiore with the obelisk in the Piazza dell'Esquilino.']()
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
'S. Maria Maggiore with the obelisk in the Piazza dell'Esquilino.', 1749
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![Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 'S. Maria Maggiore with the column from the Basilica of Constantine in the foreground.']()
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
'S. Maria Maggiore with the column from the Basilica of Constantine in the foreground.', 1749
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![Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 'S. Giovanni in Laterano, main façade, with palace and Scala Santa on the right.']()
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
'S. Giovanni in Laterano, main façade, with palace and Scala Santa on the right.', 1749
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![Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 'S. Paolo Fuori le Mura. Interior.']()
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
'S. Paolo Fuori le Mura. Interior.', 1749
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![Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 'S. Paolo fuori le mura.']()
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
'S. Paolo fuori le mura.', 1748
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![Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 'St Peter's, from the Piazza della Sagrestia.']()
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
'St Peter's, from the Piazza della Sagrestia.', 1748
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![Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 'St Peter's, interior with the nave.']()
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
'St Peter's, interior with the nave.', 1748
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![Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 'St Peter's, with forecourt and colonnades. Fountain in foreground.']()
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
'St Peter's, with forecourt and colonnades. Fountain in foreground.', 1748
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![Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Frontispiece, with statue of Minerva.]()
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Frontispiece, with statue of Minerva., [About 1748?]
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![Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Title-page.]()
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Title-page., 1748
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![Giovanni Battista Piranesi, The Giant Wheel]()
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
The Giant Wheel, early 1770s
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![Giovanni Battista Piranesi, The Staircase with Trophies]()
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
The Staircase with Trophies, early 1770s
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![Giovanni Battista Piranesi, The Round Tower]()
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
The Round Tower, early 1770s
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![Giovanni Battista Piranesi, The Grand Piazza]()
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
The Grand Piazza, early 1770s
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![Giovanni Battista Piranesi, The Drawbridge]()
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
The Drawbridge, early 1770s
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![Giovanni Battista Piranesi, A view of the base and part of the damaged column]()
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
A view of the base and part of the damaged column, 1779
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![Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Front view of the pedestal of Trajan's Column]()
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Front view of the pedestal of Trajan's Column, c. 1774-1775
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![Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Designs for clocks]()
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Designs for clocks, 1769
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![Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Designs for clock, mantlepiece, vases and candleholders]()
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Designs for clock, mantlepiece, vases and candleholders, 1769
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![Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Design for bureau with clock, vases and foliate ornamentation]()
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Design for bureau with clock, vases and foliate ornamentation, 1769
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![Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Designs for bureau, table, candleholders]()
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Designs for bureau, table, candleholders, 1769
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![Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Designs for clocks, tables and candlesticks]()
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Designs for clocks, tables and candlesticks, 1769
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![Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Designs for tables and clocks]()
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Designs for tables and clocks, 1769
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![Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Designs for clocks and candleholders]()
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Designs for clocks and candleholders, 1769
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![Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Designs for bureau, chairs and other ornamental and decorative features]()
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Designs for bureau, chairs and other ornamental and decorative features, 1769
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![Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Designs for mantlepiece clocks, ornamentation and decorative borders]()
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Designs for mantlepiece clocks, ornamentation and decorative borders, 1769
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![Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Crossection showing the Egyptian decoration of the Caffè degli Inglesi]()
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Crossection showing the Egyptian decoration of the Caffè degli Inglesi, 1769
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![Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Design for a crossection, depicting Egyptian decoration and monuments]()
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Design for a crossection, depicting Egyptian decoration and monuments, 1769
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![Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Design for chimneypiece with central medallions depicting the Three Graces and ram head motif on the jambs]()
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Design for chimneypiece with central medallions depicting the Three Graces and ram head motif on the jambs, 1769
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![Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Design for chimneypiece with frieze of cherubs riding on sea-animals]()
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Design for chimneypiece with frieze of cherubs riding on sea-animals, 1769
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![Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Two plates showing designs for clocks and tables]()
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Two plates showing designs for clocks and tables, 1769
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![Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Designs for clocks, mantlepiece and vases]()
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Designs for clocks, mantlepiece and vases, 1769
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![Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Designs for furniture]()
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Designs for furniture, 1769
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![Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Design for chimneypiece with iron grate featuring central shield with signs of the zodiac]()
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Design for chimneypiece with iron grate featuring central shield with signs of the zodiac, 1769
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![Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Design for chimneypiece with Greek key design and frieze of winged cherubs]()
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Design for chimneypiece with Greek key design and frieze of winged cherubs, 1769
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![Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Design for chimneypiece with foliate mouldings and winged sphinx busts]()
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Design for chimneypiece with foliate mouldings and winged sphinx busts, 1769
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![Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Design for chimneypiece with two medals in centre of frieze and floral border]()
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Design for chimneypiece with two medals in centre of frieze and floral border, 1769
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![Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Design for chimneypiece with satyrs, medusa mask and frieze of cherubs]()
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Design for chimneypiece with satyrs, medusa mask and frieze of cherubs, 1769
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![Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Design for chimneypiece with ram skull festoon]()
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Design for chimneypiece with ram skull festoon, 1769
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![Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Design for chimneypiece with ornate Egyptian design over mantlepiece, animals and figures at jambs]()
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Design for chimneypiece with ornate Egyptian design over mantlepiece, animals and figures at jambs, 1769
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![Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Design for chimneypiece with central oval on frieze depicting Romulus, Remus and the wolf]()
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Design for chimneypiece with central oval on frieze depicting Romulus, Remus and the wolf, 1769
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![Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Design for a chimneypiece with medallion and foliate mouldings]()
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Design for a chimneypiece with medallion and foliate mouldings, 1769
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![Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Design for chimneypiece with ram heads and leaf festoon]()
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Design for chimneypiece with ram heads and leaf festoon, 1769
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![Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Design for a chimneypiece with Egyptian figures, acrobats, hieroglyphs and medals over the mantlepiece]()
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Design for a chimneypiece with Egyptian figures, acrobats, hieroglyphs and medals over the mantlepiece, 1769
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![Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Design for chimneypiece with bust motif at centre]()
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Design for chimneypiece with bust motif at centre, 1769
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![Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Design for chimneypiece with a frieze of masks]()
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Design for chimneypiece with a frieze of masks, 1769
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![Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Design for chimneypiece wreath decoration and lion motif on jambs]()
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Design for chimneypiece wreath decoration and lion motif on jambs, 1769
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![Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Design for chimneypiece with Egyptian design, sphinxes, hieroglyphs and bulls]()
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Design for chimneypiece with Egyptian design, sphinxes, hieroglyphs and bulls, 1769
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![Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Design for chimneypiece with mask and snake decoration on frieze and winged female figure on each jamb]()
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Design for chimneypiece with mask and snake decoration on frieze and winged female figure on each jamb, 1769
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![Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Design for chimneypiece with floral and leaf decoration]()
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Design for chimneypiece with floral and leaf decoration, 1769
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![Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Design for chimneypiece with two draped female figures on jambs]()
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Design for chimneypiece with two draped female figures on jambs, 1769
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![Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Design for a chimneypiece with Egyptian theme, featuring a scarab beetle above the mantlepiece and seated figures at each jamb]()
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Design for a chimneypiece with Egyptian theme, featuring a scarab beetle above the mantlepiece and seated figures at each jamb, 1769
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![Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Design for chimneypiece with wreath and medallion design on frieze]()
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Design for chimneypiece with wreath and medallion design on frieze, 1769
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![Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Design for a chimneypiece with ornate foliate designs and draped female figures on the jambs]()
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Design for a chimneypiece with ornate foliate designs and draped female figures on the jambs, 1769
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![Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Design for two chimneypieces, one presented as on a sheet of paper overlaying the other]()
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Design for two chimneypieces, one presented as on a sheet of paper overlaying the other, 1769
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![Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Design for a chimneypiece with Egyptian design of hieroglyph and star motif]()
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Design for a chimneypiece with Egyptian design of hieroglyph and star motif, 1769
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![Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Design for a chimneypiece with ornate mouldings with winged figures]()
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Design for a chimneypiece with ornate mouldings with winged figures, 1769
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![Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Design for a chimneypiece with frieze of masks and winged triton sea horses]()
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Design for a chimneypiece with frieze of masks and winged triton sea horses, 1769
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![Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Design for a chimneypiece with Egyptian hieroglyphs, sphinxes and cat-head figures]()
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Design for a chimneypiece with Egyptian hieroglyphs, sphinxes and cat-head figures, 1769
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![Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Design for a chimneypiece with detailed moulded surround with figures, lattice-work, horses and tritons]()
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Design for a chimneypiece with detailed moulded surround with figures, lattice-work, horses and tritons, 1769
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![Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Design for a chimneypiece with ornate foliage and acorn border design]()
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Design for a chimneypiece with ornate foliage and acorn border design, 1769
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![Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Design for a chimneypiece with foliate ornamentation and medallions]()
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Design for a chimneypiece with foliate ornamentation and medallions, 1769
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![Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Design for a chimneypiece with ornate Egyptian design]()
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Design for a chimneypiece with ornate Egyptian design, 1769
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![Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Design for a chimneypiece with winged griffin figures on frieze]()
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Design for a chimneypiece with winged griffin figures on frieze, 1769
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![Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Design for a chimneypiece with masks and draped figures]()
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Design for a chimneypiece with masks and draped figures, 1769
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![Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Design for a chimneypiece with ornate frieze and seahorse figures on the jambs]()
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Design for a chimneypiece with ornate frieze and seahorse figures on the jambs, 1769
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![Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Design for a chimneypiece with animal skull at centre and vase-motif on each jamb]()
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Design for a chimneypiece with animal skull at centre and vase-motif on each jamb, 1769
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![Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Design for a chimneypiece with Egyptian figures playing a harp-style instrument, hieroglyphs and sphinxes]()
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Design for a chimneypiece with Egyptian figures playing a harp-style instrument, hieroglyphs and sphinxes, 1769
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![Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Design for a chimneypiece and a table]()
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Design for a chimneypiece and a table, 1769
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![Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Design for a chimneypiece with animal head motif to centre and draped figures on each jamb]()
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Design for a chimneypiece with animal head motif to centre and draped figures on each jamb, 1769
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![Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Designs for two chimneypieces: top with medal motifs; the bottom with classical figures on each jamb]()
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Designs for two chimneypieces: top with medal motifs; the bottom with classical figures on each jamb, 1769
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![Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Design for two chimneypieces: top with snake motifs and winged Medusa face at centre; bottom with eagle motif at centre]()
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Design for two chimneypieces: top with snake motifs and winged Medusa face at centre; bottom with eagle motif at centre, 1769
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![Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Design for a chimneypiece with hieroglyph tablets, two sphinxes on the mantelpiece and standing figures on each jamb]()
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Design for a chimneypiece with hieroglyph tablets, two sphinxes on the mantelpiece and standing figures on each jamb, 1769
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![Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Designs for two chimneypieces: top featuring draped female figures on the jambs; bottom with oramental frieze]()
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Designs for two chimneypieces: top featuring draped female figures on the jambs; bottom with oramental frieze, 1769
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![Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Designs for two chimneypieces: top with frieze of chariot riders; bottom with swan motif and foliage moulding on jambs]()
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Designs for two chimneypieces: top with frieze of chariot riders; bottom with swan motif and foliage moulding on jambs, 1769
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![Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Designs for two chimneypieces]()
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Designs for two chimneypieces, 1769
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![Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Designs for two chimney-pieces]()
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Designs for two chimney-pieces, 1769
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![Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Design for an Egyptian chimneypiece, with sarcophagi figures and hieroglyph ornamentation]()
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Design for an Egyptian chimneypiece, with sarcophagi figures and hieroglyph ornamentation, 1769
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![Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Designs for two fireplaces]()
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Designs for two fireplaces, 1769
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![Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Design for a fireplace with oval centrepiece]()
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Design for a fireplace with oval centrepiece, 1769
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![Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Design for a chimney piece featuring an ornate clock on the mantelpiece]()
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Design for a chimney piece featuring an ornate clock on the mantelpiece, 1769
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![Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Design for a chimney piece with moulding depicting a Venus figure reclining in shell and bird and foliage decoration]()
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Design for a chimney piece with moulding depicting a Venus figure reclining in shell and bird and foliage decoration, 1769
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![Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Design for a table, vase and other architectural elements]()
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Design for a table, vase and other architectural elements, 1769
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![Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Ruine Della Villa d'Orazio]()
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Ruine Della Villa d'Orazio, 1769
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![Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Various Etruscan architectural sculptural designs and carvings]()
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Various Etruscan architectural sculptural designs and carvings, 1769
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![Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Various archtectural features and decorative statuary]()
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Various archtectural features and decorative statuary, 1769
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![Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Different shells thought to inspire the forms of Etruscan vases]()
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Different shells thought to inspire the forms of Etruscan vases, 1769
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![Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 'The so-called Villa of Maecenas at Tivoli, interior.']()
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
'The so-called Villa of Maecenas at Tivoli, interior.', 1757
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![Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 'The so-called Villa of Maecenas at Tivoli, interior; with two figures in the opening of an arch above.']()
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
'The so-called Villa of Maecenas at Tivoli, interior; with two figures in the opening of an arch above.', 1757
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![Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 'The so-called Villa of Maecenas, Tivoli.']()
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
'The so-called Villa of Maecenas, Tivoli.', 1757
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![Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 'The so-called Tempio della Tosse, near Tivoli, interior.']()
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
'The so-called Tempio della Tosse, near Tivoli, interior.', 1757
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![Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 'The so-called Tempio della Tosse, near Tivoli.']()
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
'The so-called Tempio della Tosse, near Tivoli.', 1757
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Works associated with Giovanni Battista Piranesi in the RA Collection
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![Unsigned, A large folding view of the column, showing the bas-reliefs of Marcus Aurelius's campaigns against the Germans and Sarmatians]()
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A large folding view of the column, showing the bas-reliefs of Marcus Aurelius's campaigns against the Germans and Sarmatians, 1776
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![Unsigned, Elevations of the column of Marcus Aurelius as restored, before restoration and as it may have originally looked [pl. 1] and a plan of the column [pl. 2]]()
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Elevations of the column of Marcus Aurelius as restored, before restoration and as it may have originally looked [pl. 1] and a plan of the column [pl. 2], 1776
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![Unsigned, Elevation of the original pedestal, showing the bas-relief of the military funeral procession]()
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Elevation of the original pedestal, showing the bas-relief of the military funeral procession, 1779
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![Unsigned, Elevation of the new base, incorporating the bas-relief of the apotheosis of Antoninus Pius and his consort Faustina]()
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Elevation of the new base, incorporating the bas-relief of the apotheosis of Antoninus Pius and his consort Faustina, 1779
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![Unsigned, A view of the pedestal]()
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A view of the pedestal, 1779
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![Unsigned, A reconstruction of the column of Antoninus Pius [pl. 1] and a reconstruction of the site [pl. 2]]()
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A reconstruction of the column of Antoninus Pius [pl. 1] and a reconstruction of the site [pl. 2], 1779
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![Unsigned, Trophies of Daci, Sarmati and other allied peoples, sculpted onto the pedestal and face of Trajan's Column]()
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Trophies of Daci, Sarmati and other allied peoples, sculpted onto the pedestal and face of Trajan's Column, c. 1774-1775
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![Unsigned, Enlarged view of the cornice of the pedestal of Trajan's Column]()
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Enlarged view of the cornice of the pedestal of Trajan's Column, c. 1774-1775
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![Unsigned, Enlarged view of the base of the pedestal of Trajan's Column]()
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Enlarged view of the base of the pedestal of Trajan's Column, c. 1774-1775
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![Unsigned, Designs of ornamentation on Trajan's Column]()
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Designs of ornamentation on Trajan's Column, c. 1774-1775
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![Unsigned, Designs of ornamentation on Trajan's Column]()
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Designs of ornamentation on Trajan's Column, c. 1774-1775
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![Unsigned, Side of the pedestal of Trajan's Column]()
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Side of the pedestal of Trajan's Column, c. 1774-1775
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![Unsigned, Vertical section of Trajan's Column]()
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Vertical section of Trajan's Column, c. 1774-1775
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![Unsigned, Title-page]()
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Title-page, c. 1774-1775
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![Unsigned, Elevations of the column of Marcus Aurelius as restored, before restoration and as it may have originally looked [pl. 1] and a plan of the column [pl. 2]](https://d1inegp6v2yuxm.cloudfront.net/royal-academy/image/upload/c_limit,cs_tinysrgb,dn_72,dpr_auto,f_auto,fl_progressive.keep_iptc,w_350/m7xz1msat38usi2hlcuh.jpeg)
![Unsigned, A reconstruction of the column of Antoninus Pius [pl. 1] and a reconstruction of the site [pl. 2]](https://d1inegp6v2yuxm.cloudfront.net/royal-academy/image/upload/c_limit,cs_tinysrgb,dn_72,dpr_auto,f_auto,fl_progressive.keep_iptc,w_350/w6a1odn3gcgghfxrw8or.jpeg)
Associated books
24 results
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Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Vasi · Candelabri · Cippi Sarcofagi · Tripodi Lucerne · Ed · Ornamenti · Antichi Disegn · Ed ·Inc · Dal · Cav · Gio · Batta · Piranesi Tomo Primo (Secondo) - [1778 (-1791.)]
04/3072
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Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Colonna eretta in memoria dell'Apoteosi di Antonino Pio, e Faustina sua moglie, il di cui Piedestallo si vede inalzato sulla Piazza di Monte Citorio - [Roma]:: [1779.]
04/1108
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Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Antichità Di Cora Descritte Ed Incise Da Giovambat Piranesi - [Roma:: 1764?]
03/2737
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Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Diverse Maniere D'Adornare I Cammini Ed Ogni Altra Parte Degli Edifizi Desunte Dall'Architettura Egizia, Etrusca, E Greca Con Un Ragionamento Apologetico In Difesa Dell'Architettura Egizia, E Toscana Opera Del Cavaliere Giambattista Piranesi Architetto. Divers Manners of Ornamenting Chimneys And All Other Parts Of Houses Taken From The Egyptian, Tuscan, and Grecian Architecture With An Apologetical Essay In Defence Of The Egyptian And Tuscan Architecture By John Baptist Piranesi Knight And Architect. Differentes manieres D'Orner Les Cheminées Et Toute Autre Partie Des Edifices Tirées De L'Architecture Egyptienne, Etrusque, Et Greque Avec Un Discours Apologetique En Faveur De L'Architecture Egyptienne, Et Toscane Par Le Chevalier Jean Baptiste Piranesi Architect. - In Roma
03/2735
Associated archives
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Thos Tyrwhitt, Parliament Place, to Sir Thomas
28 Jul 1817
Item LAW/2/212
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E. Banks, to Ozias Humphry, 25 Newman Street, Oxford Street, London
[1778]
Item HU/2/75
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Fragmentary note on Piranesi use of Grecian architecture
[1760-90]
Item CHA/7/5
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Council minutes
05 Oct 1976 - 02 Aug 1977
Item RAA/PC/1/54