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Giovanni Battista Piranesi

 
Giovanni Battista Piranesi

Italian 18th century Italian printmaker and architect
(Mozano di Mestre, Italy, 1720 - 1778, Rome, Italy)


62 objects

Exterior of the Coliseum

1720-1778
etching and drypoint on paper
Gift of Charles A. Coffin, Honorary Degree, 1922
1923.105
Image of Exterior of the Coliseum
 

Interior of the Coliseum

1720-1778
etching and drypoint on hand made rag paper
Gift of Charles A. Coffin, Honorary Degree, 1922
1923.107
Image of Interior of the Coliseum
 

Tiber and Castel Sant'Angelo

1818
engraving on paper
Bequest of Charles Potter Kling
1935.146
Thumbnail for missing image of 1935.146
 

Palazzo della Consulta

1750
etching on paper
Bequest of Charles Potter Kling
1935.316
Thumbnail for missing image of 1935.316
 

View of the Piazza of Monte Cavallo

1750
etching on paper
Bequest of Charles Potter Kling
1935.318
Thumbnail for missing image of 1935.318
 

Procession and View of St. Peter's Cathedral from behind

ca. 1778
etching on paper
Bequest of Charles Potter Kling
1935.324
Thumbnail for missing image of 1935.324
 

View of the Arch of Titus

1760
etching on laid paper
Bequest of Charles Potter Kling
1935.353
Image of View of the Arch of Titus
 

Arch of Titus

1720-1778
etching on paper
Bequest of Charles Potter Kling
1935.354
Image of Arch of Titus
 

View of the Piazza and Basilica of St. Peter

circa 1835?
etching and engraving on paper

1954.1.1
Image of View of the Piazza and Basilica of St. Peter
 

View of the Interior of the Basilica of St. Peter

ca. 1740-1775
engraving and etching on paper

1954.1.2
Thumbnail for missing image of 1954.1.2
 

View of the Piazza and the Basilica of St. John Lateran

n.d.
etching on paper
Bequest of Charles Potter Kling
1954.1.3
Image of View of the Piazza and the Basilica of St. John Lateran
 

View of the Apse Facade of the Basilica of St. Mary Major

ca. 1839
engraving and etching on paper

1954.1.4
Image of View of the Apse Facade of the Basilica of St. Mary Major
 

View of the Pantheon of Agrippa

ca. 1740-1775
etching on paper

1954.1.5
Image of View of the Pantheon of Agrippa
 

View of the Interior of the Pantheon

ca. 1839
engraving on paper

1954.1.6
Image of View of the Interior of the Pantheon
 

View of the Arch of Titus with the Villa Farnese

ca. 1839
etching on paper

1954.1.7
Thumbnail for missing image of 1954.1.7
 

View of the Temple of Janus

ca. 1835-1839
engraving and etching on paper

1954.1.8
Thumbnail for missing image of 1954.1.8
 

View of the Arch of Constantine

ca. 1740-1775
etching and engraving on paper

1954.1.9
Thumbnail for missing image of 1954.1.9
 

View of the Arch of Benevento, Naples

ca. 1740-1775
engraving on paper

1954.1.10
Thumbnail for missing image of 1954.1.10
 

View from the Front of the Forum of Nero

ca. 1740-1775
engraving and etching on paper

1954.1.11
Image of View from the Front of the Forum of Nero
 

View of the Colosseum, Exterior

ca. 1740-1775
etching and engraving on paper

1954.1.12
Image of View of the Colosseum, Exterior
 

View of the Colosseum, Interior

ca. 1839
etching and engraving on paper

1954.1.13
Image of View of the Colosseum, Interior
 

Tomb of Cecilia Metella

ca. 1740-1775
engraving on paper

1954.1.14
Image of Tomb of Cecilia Metella
 

View of the Temple of the Sibyl in Tivoli

ca. 1740-1775
etching on paper

1954.1.15
Thumbnail for missing image of 1954.1.15
 

Remains of a room belonging to the Praetorian Fort at Hadrians Villa, Tivoli

ca. 1740-1775
etching on paper

1954.1.16
Thumbnail for missing image of 1954.1.16
 

View of the Navona Piazza

n.d.
reproduction
Bequest of Charles Potter Kling
1957.119
Thumbnail for missing image of 1957.119
 

View of the Arch of Settimico Severo

n.d.
reproduction
Bequest of Charles Potter Kling
1957.120
Thumbnail for missing image of 1957.120
 

View of the Basilica of Maria Maggiore

n.d.
reproduction
Bequest of Charles Potter Kling
1957.121
Thumbnail for missing image of 1957.121
 

Two Views of the Trevi Fountain

n.d.
reproduction
Bequest of Charles Potter Kling
1957.122.a.&.b
Thumbnail for missing image of 1957.122.a.&.b
 

Two Views of the Campidoglio

n.d.
reproduction
Bequest of Charles Potter Kling
1957.123.a.&.b
Thumbnail for missing image of 1957.123.a.&.b
 

Temple 'Basilica,' Paestum

1720-1778
paper
Bequest of Mrs. Morgan B. Cushing
1960.53
Image of Temple 'Basilica,' Paestum
 

Pyramid of Caius Cestius, Rome

1756
etching on ivory laid paper
Bequest of Mrs. Morgan B. Cushing
1960.54
Image of Pyramid of Caius Cestius, Rome
 

Carceri d'Invenzione, Plate VI

1745
etching on paper
Museum Purchase, Sylvia E. Ross Fund
1972.18
Image of Carceri d'Invenzione, Plate VI
 

Veduta dell'Arco di Constantino, e dell'Ansiteatro Flavio detto il Colosseo

1720-1778
etching on paper
Bequest of Mrs. Edith L. K. Sills, Honorary Degree, 1952
1979.66
Image of Veduta dell'Arco di Constantino, e dell'Ansiteatro Flavio detto il Colosseo
 

Burial Chamber

1743
etching, engraving, and drypoint on paper
Gift of David P. Becker, Class of 1970
1994.10.293
Image of Burial Chamber
 

Arch of Trajan, Ancona

1744-1748
etching on paper
Gift of David P. Becker, Class of 1970
1994.10.294
Image of Arch of Trajan, Ancona
 

Amphitheater at Verona

1743
etching on paper
Gift of David P. Becker, Class of 1970
1994.10.295
Image of Amphitheater at Verona
 

Frontispiece to the Views of Rome

1748
etching on paper
Gift of David P. Becker, Class of 1970
1994.10.296
Image of Frontispiece to the Views of Rome
 

Title Page to Antichita romans de'tempi

1748
etching on paper
Gift of David P. Becker, Class of 1970
1994.10.297
Image of Title Page to Antichita romans de'tempi
 

Magnificent Port

1749-1750
etching, engraving, and drypoint on cream antique laid paper
Gift of David P. Becker, Class of 1970
2000.1.11
Thumbnail for missing image of 2000.1.11
 

Tomb of Cecilia Metella

18th century
engraving on paper

1954.1.14.D
Thumbnail for missing image of 1954.1.14.D
 

Remains of a room belonging to the Praetorian Fort at Hadrians Villa, Tivoli

ca. 1740-1778
etching on paper

1954.1.16.D
Thumbnail for missing image of 1954.1.16.D
 

View of the Piazza of Monte Cavallo

1750
etching on paper
Bequest of Charles Potter Kling
1935.318.D
Thumbnail for missing image of 1935.318.D
 

Piazza della Rotonda, with the Pantheon and Obelisk

ca. 1751
etching on cream laid paper
Gift of Charles Pendexter
2009.16.593
Image of Piazza della Rotonda, with the Pantheon and Obelisk
 

The So-Called Temple of Fortuna Virilis (now the Church of S. Maria Egiziaca)

1758
etching on cream laid paper
Gift of Charles Pendexter
2009.16.592
Image of The So-Called Temple of Fortuna Virilis (now the Church of S. Maria Egiziaca)
 

The Trevi Fountain

1751
etching on cream laid paper
Gift of Charles Pendexter
2009.16.591
Image of The Trevi Fountain
 

The Grand Piazza, from The Prisons (Le Carceri)

1749-1761
etching on heavy cream laid paper
Gift of Charles Pendexter
2009.16.590
Image of The Grand Piazza, from The Prisons (Le Carceri)
 

Trajan’s Column

1758
etching on cream laid paper
Gift of Charles Pendexter
2009.16.589
Image of Trajan’s Column
 

The Ponte Lucano, with the Tomb of the Plautii

1763
etching on cream laid paper
Gift of Charles Pendexter
2009.16.588
Image of The Ponte Lucano, with the Tomb of the Plautii
 

Tomb of the Plautii, near the Ponte Lucano

1760-1769
etching on cream laid paper
Gift of Charles Pendexter
2009.16.587
Image of Tomb of the Plautii, near the Ponte Lucano
 

Arch of Septimius Severus, with the Church of S. Martina

1759
etching on cream laid paper
Gift of Charles Pendexter
2009.16.586
Image of Arch of Septimius Severus, with the Church of S. Martina
 

Forum of Augustus

1757
etching on cream laid paper
Gift of Charles Pendexter
2009.16.585
Image of Forum of Augustus
 

Engraved Catalogue [Catalogo delle opere]

ca. 1761
etching on cream antique laid paper
Bequest of David P. Becker, Class of 1970
2011.69.309
Image of Engraved Catalogue [Catalogo delle opere]
 

The Monumental Tablet (Plate IV of the Grotteschi)

1747
etching, engraving, drypoint with burnishing on cream antique laid paper
Bequest of David P. Becker, Class of 1970
2011.69.306.4
Image of The Monumental Tablet (Plate IV of the Grotteschi)
 

The Triumphal Arch (Plate II of the Grotteschi)

1747
etching, engraving, drypoint with burnishing on cream antique laid paper
Bequest of David P. Becker, Class of 1970
2011.69.306.2
Image of The Triumphal Arch (Plate II of the Grotteschi)
 

The Skeletons (Plate I of the Grotteschi)

1747
etching, engraving, drypoint with burnishing on cream antique laid paper
Bequest of David P. Becker, Class of 1970
2011.69.306.1
Image of The Skeletons (Plate I of the Grotteschi)
 

The Tomb of Nero (Plate III of the Grotteschi)

1747
etching, engraving, drypoint with burnishing on cream antique laid paper
Bequest of David P. Becker, Class of 1970
2011.69.306.3
Image of The Tomb of Nero (Plate III of the Grotteschi)
 

Prison with a Gothic Arch, from Carceri

1749-1761
etching, engraving, bitten tone, & burnishing on off-white antique laid paper
Bequest of David P. Becker, Class of 1970
2011.69.308
Image of Prison with a Gothic Arch, from Carceri
 

Questo antico piedestallo di marmo....

1770-1779
etching on cream antique laid paper
Bequest of David P. Becker, Class of 1970
2011.69.310
Image of Questo antico piedestallo di marmo....
 

Vedute di Roma [title page]

1748
etching on cream antique laid paper
Bequest of David P. Becker, Class of 1970
2011.69.307
Image of Vedute di Roma [title page]
 

Temple of Hercules at Cori

1764
engraving on paper
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John F. McGuigan, Jr.
2019.15.5
Image of Temple of Hercules at Cori
 

Tempio de Venere e Cupido

1760-1778
etching on paper
Gift of William and Jeannette Lasansky
2020.25.3
Image of Tempio de Venere e Cupido
 

from the Prison Series

1750-1761
engraving on paper
Gift of William and Jeannette Lasansky
2021.45.5
Image of from the Prison Series
 

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