Giovanni Battista Piranesi

Giovanni Battista Piranesi

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Fan account of Giovanni Battista Piranesi, an Italian artist famous for his etchings of Rome and of fictitious and atmospheric "prisons". 1720-1778 Automated #artbot thanks to @andreitr.bsky.social and @botfrens.bsky.social

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5 hours ago
Temple of Ceres and Faustina

Temple of Ceres and Faustina https://www.wikiart.org/en/giovanni-battista-piranesi/temple-of-ceres-and-faustina

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7 hours ago
Demonstration of cross-section diameter of the Gate of the Temple of Vesta in Tivoli

Demonstration of cross-section diameter of the Gate of the Temple of Vesta in Tivoli https://www.wikiart.org/en/giovanni-battista-piranesi/demonstration-of-cross-section-diameter-of-the-gate-of-the-temple-of-vesta-in-tivoli

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11 hours ago
The Roman antiquities, t. 1, Plate XXXIII. Veduta with ruins of Nero`s Golden House.

The Roman antiquities, t. 1, Plate XXXIII. Veduta with ruins of Nero`s Golden House. https://www.wikiart.org/en/giovanni-battista-piranesi/the-roman-antiquities-t-1-plate-xxxiii-veduta-with-ruins-of-nero-s-golden-house-1756

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14 hours ago
The Roman antiquities, t. 4, Plate V. Plan of the Mausoleum of Hadrian and Bridge St. Angel.

The Roman antiquities, t. 4, Plate V. Plan of the Mausoleum of Hadrian and Bridge St. Angel. https://www.wikiart.org/en/giovanni-battista-piranesi/the-roman-antiquities-t-4-plate-v-plan-of-the-mausoleum-of-hadrian-and-bridge-st-angel

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16 hours ago
The Roman antiquities, t. 4, Plate XLII. Vista of some of the great parts of the façade of the main entrance of the Portico d`Ottavia.

The Roman antiquities, t. 4, Plate XLII. Vista of some of the great parts of the façade of the main entrance of the Portico... https://www.wikiart.org/en/giovanni-battista-piranesi/the-roman-antiquities-t-4-plate-xlii-vista-of-some-of-the-great-parts-of-the-fa-ade-of-the-main

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1 day ago
Gift of Dr. Martin Gecht

Transription of Ancient Latin Inscriptions and Index, from Some Views of Triumphal Arches and other monuments https://www.artic.edu/artworks/131463/

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Fireplace: frieze with ribbing and scrapers, and a Greek, a rich interior wing

Fireplace: frieze with ribbing and scrapers, and a Greek, a rich interior wing https://www.wikiart.org/en/giovanni-battista-piranesi/fireplace-frieze-with-ribbing-and-scrapers-and-a-greek-a-rich-interior-wing

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Demonstration of a part of the interior of the Pantheon put in a straight line

Demonstration of a part of the interior of the Pantheon put in a straight line https://www.wikiart.org/en/giovanni-battista-piranesi/demonstration-of-a-part-of-the-interior-of-the-pantheon-put-in-a-straight-line

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Laocoon

Laocoon https://www.wikiart.org/en/giovanni-battista-piranesi/laocoon

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View of the Falls of Tivoli

View of the Falls of Tivoli https://www.wikiart.org/en/giovanni-battista-piranesi/view-of-the-falls-of-tivoli

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2 days ago
Gift of Dr. Martin Gecht

Temple of Pola in Istria, plate 21 from Some Views of Triumphal Arches and other monuments https://www.artic.edu/artworks/131482/

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Vedute di Roma

Vedute di Roma https://www.wikiart.org/en/giovanni-battista-piranesi/vedute-di-roma-118

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2 days ago
Facade and the side of the Temple of the Sibyl at Tivoli

Facade and the side of the Temple of the Sibyl at Tivoli https://www.wikiart.org/en/giovanni-battista-piranesi/facade-and-the-side-of-the-temple-of-the-sibyl-at-tivoli

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2 days ago
View of the Villa Medici

View of the Villa Medici https://www.wikiart.org/en/giovanni-battista-piranesi/view-of-the-villa-medici

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2 days ago
Another view of the same

Another view of the same https://www.wikiart.org/en/giovanni-battista-piranesi/another-view-of-the-same

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3 days ago
black and white Dedication Title Page

Dedication to Clement XII Pontifex Maximus https://collections.artsmia.org/art/77273/

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3 days ago
Plate 15 from Carceri d'Invenzione
The 1700s taste for the sublime—the sensation of power beyond comprehension—created an audience for dark and mysterious pictures. In our own time, it is this pleasure in terror that fuels the popularity of horror films.

The Pier with the Lamp https://collections.artsmia.org/art/52628/

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3 days ago
The Charles Deering Collection

View of the Remains of the Praetorian Fort [the Poecile], Hadrian's Villa, Tivoli, from Views of Rome https://www.artic.edu/artworks/48121/

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3 days ago
The Roman antiquities, t. 1, Plate XVIII. Tomb near Porta San Sebastiano.

The Roman antiquities, t. 1, Plate XVIII. Tomb near Porta San Sebastiano. https://www.wikiart.org/en/giovanni-battista-piranesi/the-roman-antiquities-t-1-plate-xviii-tomb-near-porta-san-sebastiano-1756

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3 days ago
A frieze with architrave, column, two capitals, a bed, a shelf and two terracotta

A frieze with architrave, column, two capitals, a bed, a shelf and two terracotta https://www.wikiart.org/en/giovanni-battista-piranesi/a-frieze-with-architrave-column-two-capitals-a-bed-a-shelf-and-two-terracotta

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4 days ago
The Wallace L. DeWolf and Joseph Brooks Fair Collections

The Man on the Rack, plate 2 from Imaginary Prisons https://www.artic.edu/artworks/96164/

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4 days ago
The Roman antiquities, t. 2, Plate XXVII. Plan of a factory tomb outside Porta Maggiore in a vineyard next to Tower Pignataro.

The Roman antiquities, t. 2, Plate XXVII. Plan of a factory tomb outside Porta Maggiore in a vineyard next to Tower Pignataro. https://www.wikiart.org/en/giovanni-battista-piranesi/the-roman-antiquities-t-2-plate-xxvii-plan-of-a-factory-tomb-outside-porta-maggiore-in-a-1756

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4 days ago
Various capitals (Villa Albani, S Prisca, Praxedes S, S Clement, etc.)

Various capitals (Villa Albani, S Prisca, Praxedes S, S Clement, etc.) https://www.wikiart.org/en/giovanni-battista-piranesi/various-capitals-villa-albani-s-prisca-praxedes-s-s-clement-etc

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4 days ago
Musaico floor-length in the country house of Stella

Musaico floor-length in the country house of Stella https://www.wikiart.org/en/giovanni-battista-piranesi/musaico-floor-length-in-the-country-house-of-stella

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5 days ago
View of the pedestal of the Apotheosis of Antoninus Pius and his wife Faustina in the Piazza di Monte Citorio

View of the pedestal of the Apotheosis of Antoninus Pius and his wife Faustina in the Piazza di Monte Citorio https://www.wikiart.org/en/giovanni-battista-piranesi/view-of-the-pedestal-of-the-apotheosis-of-antoninus-pius-and-his-wife-faustina-in-the-piazza-di

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5 days ago
View of the Arch of Augustus d`Aosta (dis Newdigate by R, F inc Piranesi)

View of the Arch of Augustus d`Aosta (dis Newdigate by R, F inc Piranesi) https://www.wikiart.org/en/giovanni-battista-piranesi/view-of-the-arch-of-augustus-d-aosta-dis-newdigate-by-r-f-inc-piranesi

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5 days ago
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1937

The ancient Capitol ascended by approximately one hundred steps . . . (Campidoglio antico a cui si ascendeva per circa cento gradini . . .) https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/365482

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5 days ago
View of the Peristyle and the Door of the Temple of Vesta at Tivoli commonly called the Sybil

View of the Peristyle and the Door of the Temple of Vesta at Tivoli commonly called the Sybil https://www.wikiart.org/en/giovanni-battista-piranesi/view-of-the-peristyle-and-the-door-of-the-temple-of-vesta-at-tivoli-commonly-called-the-sybil

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6 days ago
Title page with a dedication to Pope Pius VI

Title page with a dedication to Pope Pius VI https://www.wikiart.org/en/giovanni-battista-piranesi/title-page-with-a-dedication-to-pope-pius-vi

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6 days ago
Interior view of the Villa of Maecenas

Interior view of the Villa of Maecenas https://www.wikiart.org/en/giovanni-battista-piranesi/interior-view-of-the-villa-of-maecenas

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