View of the Mausoleum of the Emperor Hadrian (now called Castel S. Angelo) from the rear, from Vedute di Roma (Roman Views)
at Metropolitan Museum of Art
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Venetian1720–1778
About
Giovanni Battista Piranesi was an Italian classical archaeologist, architect, and artist, famous for his etchings of Rome and of fictitious and atmospheric "prisons". He was the father of Francesco Piranesi, Laura Piranesi and Pietro Piranesi.
Notable works
Via dei Sepolcri, Pompeji
at Nationalmuseum
Fem manliga figurer
at Nationalmuseum
Interior view of the Pantheon
at Statens Museum for Kunst
Piranesi Vase
at British Museum
Le Carceri d'Invenzione, plate IX: The Giant Wheel
at Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest
Title Plate
at National Gallery of Art
The Round Tower
at National Gallery of Art
The Grand Piazza
at National Gallery of Art
The Smoking Fire
at National Gallery of Art
Works in the collection
57 works
View of the Mausoleum of the Emperor Hadrian (now called Castel S. Angelo) from the rear, from Vedute di Roma (Roman Views)
at Metropolitan Museum of Art
Via dei Sepolcri, Pompeji
at Nationalmuseum
Fem manliga figurer
at Nationalmuseum
Interior view of the Pantheon
at Statens Museum for Kunst
Piranesi Vase
at British Museum
Le Carceri d'Invenzione, plate IX: The Giant Wheel
at Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest
Title Plate
at National Gallery of Art
The Round Tower
at National Gallery of Art
The Grand Piazza
at National Gallery of Art
The Smoking Fire
at National Gallery of Art
More by Giovanni Battista Piranesi in institutions
National Gallery of Art
Washington, D.C., United States
Nationalmuseum
Stockholm, Sweden
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Manhattan, United States
British Museum
London Borough of Camden, United Kingdom
Statens Museum for Kunst
Copenhagen Municipality, Denmark
Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest
Zugló, Hungary
