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A marble tripod on a base: perspective and plan. Etching by G.B. Piranesi, ca. 1770.

A marble vase. Etching by G.B. Piranesi, ca. 1770.

A marble urn. Etching by G.B. Piranesi, ca. 1770.

Three marble candelabras. Etching by G.B. Piranesi, ca. 1770.

A marble altar to Apollo. Etching by G.B. Piranesi, ca. 1770.

Three marble vases and a sarcophagus. Etching by G.B. Piranesi, ca. 1770.

A marble vase placed on an urn. Etching by G.B. Piranesi, ca. 1770.

An ancient altar from Albano: side view and plan. Etching by G.B. Piranesi, 1762.

A marble vase sculpted with bacchic revels. Etching by G.B. Piranesi, ca. 1770.

An urn. Etching by G.B. Piranesi, ca. 1770.

Church and Hospital of Santo Spirito in Sassia, Rome: panoramic views. Coloured engraving by T. Bowles, 1750, after G.B. Piranesi.

Saint Helen: the mausoleum of Saint Helena in Rome. Engraving by G.B. Piranesi.

A terracotta urn. Etching by G.B. Piranesi, ca. 1770.

A large marble vase on a porphyry pedestal. Etching by G.B. Piranesi, ca. 1770.

Two bronze lamps. Etching by G.B. Piranesi, ca. 1770.

Baths of Caracalla, Rome:  the water heating system. Etching by G.B. Piranesi, 1756.

Castel Sant'Angelo, Rome: buttresses supporting the foundations. Etching by G.B. Piranesi, ca. 1756.

Remains of the aqueduct of the Aqua Julia, Rome: perspective and plan. Etching by G.B. Piranesi, 1756.

An ancient bronze tripod in the royal collection at Portici, near Naples. Etching by G.B. Piranesi, 1778, after V. Brenna.

Marble urns and vases, and lamps. Etching by G.B. Piranesi, ca. 1770.

Saint Peter's Basilica, Rome: the basilica, Piazza San Pietro, the colonnade, with the buildings of the Vatican and the surrounding country. Process print, ca. 1910, after G.B. Piranesi.

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Giovanni Battista Piranesi

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Images by Giovanni Battista Piranesi

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Castel Sant'Angelo, Rome: buttresses supporting the foundations. Etching by G.B. Piranesi, ca. 1756.

Remains of the aqueduct of the Aqua Julia, Rome: perspective and plan. Etching by G.B. Piranesi, 1756.

An ancient bronze tripod in the royal collection at Portici, near Naples. Etching by G.B. Piranesi, 1778, after V. Brenna.

Marble urns and vases, and lamps. Etching by G.B. Piranesi, ca. 1770.

Saint Peter's Basilica, Rome: the basilica, Piazza San Pietro, the colonnade, with the buildings of the Vatican and the surrounding country. Process print, ca. 1910, after G.B. Piranesi.

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Giovanni Battista Piranesi

Images from the collections

Images by Giovanni Battista Piranesi

Images featuring Giovanni Battista Piranesi

Works from the collections

Castel Sant'Angelo, Rome: buttresses supporting the foundations. Etching by G.B. Piranesi, ca. 1756.

Remains of the aqueduct of the Aqua Julia, Rome: perspective and plan. Etching by G.B. Piranesi, 1756.

An ancient bronze tripod in the royal collection at Portici, near Naples. Etching by G.B. Piranesi, 1778, after V. Brenna.

Marble urns and vases, and lamps. Etching by G.B. Piranesi, ca. 1770.

Saint Peter's Basilica, Rome: the basilica, Piazza San Pietro, the colonnade, with the buildings of the Vatican and the surrounding country. Process print, ca. 1910, after G.B. Piranesi.

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