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Francesco Piranesi

93 imported works. Attributions follow the source museums.

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Title page, from Trofei di Ottaviano Augusto innalzati per la vittoria ad Actium e conquista dell'Egitto con vari altri ornamenti antichi disegnati ed incisi da Cavalier Go. Batta. Piranesi (Trophies of Octavian Augustus erected to commemorate the victory at Actium and the conquest of Egypt with various other ornament drawn and etched by Cavalieri Gio. Batta. Piranesi)

Francesco Piranesiprinted ca. 1780

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Title page (first edition), vignette: Fragment of a shield spearated from the Trophies of Octavian Augustus, now in the courtyard of the Mendicant Fathers at Torre de'Conti, from Trofei di Ottaviano Augusto innalzati per la vittoria ad Actium e conquista dell'Egitto con vari altri ornamenti antichi disegnati ed incisi da Cavalier Go. Batta. Piranesi (Trophies of Octavian Augustus erected to commemorate the victory at Actium and the conquest of Egypt with various other ornament drawn and etched by Cavalieri Gio. Batta. Piranesi)

Francesco Piranesiprinted ca. 1780

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View of the remains of the superstructure...of the Acqua Giulia, from Trofei di Ottaviano Augusto innalzati per la vittoria ad Actium e conquista dell'Egitto con vari altri ornamenti antichi disegnati ed incisi da Cavalier Go. Batta. Piranesi (Trophies of Octavian Augustus erected to commemorate the victory at Actium and the conquest of Egypt with various other ornamnet drawn and etched by Cavalieri Gio. Batta. Piranesi)

Francesco Piranesiprinted ca. 1780

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Restored detail of the Trophy of Octavian Augustus, from Trofei di Ottaviano Augusto innalzati per la vittoria ad Actium e conquista dell'Egitto con vari altri ornamenti antichi disegnati ed incisi da Cavalier Go. Batta. Piranesi (Trophies of Octavian Augustus erected to commemorate the victory at Actium and the conquest of Egypt with various other ornament drawn and etched by Cavalieri Gio. Batta. Piranesi), plate 4

Francesco Piranesiprinted ca. 1780

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Restored detail of the Trophy of Octavian Augustus, from Trofei di Ottaviano Augusto innalzati per la vittoria ad Actium e conquista dell'Egitto con vari altri ornamenti antichi disegnati ed incisi da Cavalier Go. Batta. Piranesi (Trophies of Octavian Augustus erected to commemorate the victory at Actium and the conquest of Egypt with various other ornament drawn and etched by Cavalieri Gio. Batta. Piranesi), plate 5

Francesco Piranesiprinted ca. 1780

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Restored detail of the Trophy of Octavian Augustus, from Trofei di Ottaviano Augusto innalzati per la vittoria ad Actium e conquista dell'Egitto con vari altri ornamenti antichi disegnati ed incisi da Cavalier Go. Batta. Piranesi (Trophies of Octavian Augustus erected to commemorate the victory at Actium and the conquest of Egypt with various other ornament drawn and etched by Cavalieri Gio. Batta. Piranesi), plate 7

Francesco Piranesiprinted ca. 1780

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Restored detail of the Trophy of Octavian Augustus, from Trofei di Ottaviano Augusto innalzati per la vittoria ad Actium e conquista dell'Egitto con vari altri ornamenti antichi disegnati ed incisi da Cavalier Go. Batta. Piranesi (Trophies of Octavian Augustus erected to commemorate the victory at Actium and the conquest of Egypt with various other ornament drawn and etched by Cavalieri Gio. Batta. Piranesi), plate 8

Francesco Piranesiprinted ca. 1780

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Restored detail of the Trophy of Octavian Augustus, from Trofei di Ottaviano Augusto innalzati per la vittoria ad Actium e conquista dell'Egitto con vari altri ornamenti antichi disegnati ed incisi da Cavalier Go. Batta. Piranesi (Trophies of Octavian Augustus erected to commemorate the victory at Actium and the conquest of Egypt with various other ornament drawn and etched by Cavalieri Gio. Batta. Piranesi), plate 9

Francesco Piranesiprinted ca. 1780

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Decorative stucco fragments from a building near the Circus of Caracalla, 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)

Francesco Piranesi1778–80

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View and details of a marble table in the form of a circus, 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)

Francesco Piranesi1778–80

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Three fragments including a capital from Hadrian's Villa, Tivoli, and a Funerary urn, 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)

Francesco Piranesi1778–80

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Ornamental capital and column base, 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)

Francesco Piranesi1778–80

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Ornamental tripod and two vases, 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)

Francesco Piranesi1778–80

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Marble bas-relief of a ceremonial fire, 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)

Francesco Piranesi1786

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Marble bas-relief of Hercules and Omphale, 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)

Francesco Piranesi1786

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Etruscan Chariot of metal, 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)

Francesco Piranesi1778–80

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Terracotta bas-relief of a chariot race, 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)

Francesco Piranesi1791

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Bas-reliefs removed from Trajan's Column, tavola 20 from "Trofeo o sia Magnifica Colonna Coclide..." (The Trophy or Magnificent Spiral Column)

Francesco Piranesi1774–79

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Bas-reliefs removed from Trajan's Column, tavola 21 from "Trofeo o sia Magnifica Colonna Coclide..." (The Trophy or Magnificent Spiral Column)

Francesco Piranesi1774–79

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Interior view of the Colosseum, from "Vedute di Roma" (Views of Rome), part I

Francesco Piranesica. 1750–78

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The Farnese Bull, from "Classical Statues in Rome"

Francesco Piranesica. 1770–1820

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Title page, from "Il Teatro d'Ercolano" (The Theater at Herculaneum)

Francesco Piranesi1783

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Ground plan of the theater and of the stage, tavola 1 from "Il Teatro d'Ercolano" (The Theater at Herculaneum)

Francesco Piranesi1783

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Ground plan of the first Precinzione of the theater, of the orchestra with its steps, of the pulpit of the stage, and its parts, tavola 2 from "Il Teatro d'Ercolano" (The Theater at Herculaneum)

Francesco Piranesi1783

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