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When Giovanni Battista Piranesi was born in Venice, the city was considered the centre of the art of printing. Especially the copperplate engraving was realized here in a skill that was unparalleled. At the same time the art of the veduta reached its peak. This special form of landscape painting concentrated on city views that demanded a fine sense of perspective and space. Piranesi enjoyed a broad spectrum of artistic training and acquired a profound knowledge of architecture, literature and stage painting.
A visit to Rome changed the life of the artist. The Eternal City immediately captivated the young Piranesi. The architecture and especially the ruins fascinated the young Piranesi. Giovanni himself considered his architectural skills to be too limited to design buildings in Rome. Piranesi relied on his artistic skills and his talent for implementing perspective and illusion. Rome experienced the first phases of tourism and quite a few guests wanted to take a souvenir home. Views of the city were popular and could give the impression of the journey at home. Piranesi acquired the art of copperplate printing and began to make vedute. The first motives were famous buildings of Rome. Piranesi stood out from the mass of artists. With the architect's eye he captured buildings in exact proportion. His works do not show any impression, they are precise studies of the art of architecture, and his brushstroke, restless and lively from the beginning, stands out from the mass of Roman artists. Piranesi devoted himself increasingly to the drawing of Capriccios. These were works that deliberately broke the rules and were in contradiction with the current artistic trends of an epoch.
The Carceri cycle brought Giovanni Battista Piranesi the deserved fame. The depiction of dungeons is one of the most influential works of graphic art. Piranesi published a fourteen-part etching series, which the artist revised again in later years. In the second version Piranesi used strong chiaroscuro contrasts and created an eerie and threatening atmosphere. Characteristic for the interior views of the prisons are walls, arches, vaults and pillars, which show a construction that is physically impossible. Distorted perspectives and shifted vanishing points let the eye of the viewer search and lead it into the depths of the graphic. The work of M.C. Escher would be unthinkable without Piranesi's preliminary work. The desire to grasp the construction is sprouting and cannot be fulfilled. Critics see the stylistic devices as creating helplessness and the feeling of surrendering oneself. At the same time, the artist is directed against the prevailing longing for beauty and turns away from religious transfiguration. Giovanni Battista Piranesi was an artist who paved the way for the Age of Enlightenment and later Romanticism.
When Giovanni Battista Piranesi was born in Venice, the city was considered the centre of the art of printing. Especially the copperplate engraving was realized here in a skill that was unparalleled. At the same time the art of the veduta reached its peak. This special form of landscape painting concentrated on city views that demanded a fine sense of perspective and space. Piranesi enjoyed a broad spectrum of artistic training and acquired a profound knowledge of architecture, literature and stage painting.
A visit to Rome changed the life of the artist. The Eternal City immediately captivated the young Piranesi. The architecture and especially the ruins fascinated the young Piranesi. Giovanni himself considered his architectural skills to be too limited to design buildings in Rome. Piranesi relied on his artistic skills and his talent for implementing perspective and illusion. Rome experienced the first phases of tourism and quite a few guests wanted to take a souvenir home. Views of the city were popular and could give the impression of the journey at home. Piranesi acquired the art of copperplate printing and began to make vedute. The first motives were famous buildings of Rome. Piranesi stood out from the mass of artists. With the architect's eye he captured buildings in exact proportion. His works do not show any impression, they are precise studies of the art of architecture, and his brushstroke, restless and lively from the beginning, stands out from the mass of Roman artists. Piranesi devoted himself increasingly to the drawing of Capriccios. These were works that deliberately broke the rules and were in contradiction with the current artistic trends of an epoch.
The Carceri cycle brought Giovanni Battista Piranesi the deserved fame. The depiction of dungeons is one of the most influential works of graphic art. Piranesi published a fourteen-part etching series, which the artist revised again in later years. In the second version Piranesi used strong chiaroscuro contrasts and created an eerie and threatening atmosphere. Characteristic for the interior views of the prisons are walls, arches, vaults and pillars, which show a construction that is physically impossible. Distorted perspectives and shifted vanishing points let the eye of the viewer search and lead it into the depths of the graphic. The work of M.C. Escher would be unthinkable without Piranesi's preliminary work. The desire to grasp the construction is sprouting and cannot be fulfilled. Critics see the stylistic devices as creating helplessness and the feeling of surrendering oneself. At the same time, the artist is directed against the prevailing longing for beauty and turns away from religious transfiguration. Giovanni Battista Piranesi was an artist who paved the way for the Age of Enlightenment and later Romanticism.
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 published in Paris 1835 - (MeisterDrucke-174765).jpg "Allegorical Frontispiece of Rome and its history, from Le Antichita Romane de G.B. Piranesi (1756), published in Paris, 1835 by Giovanni Battista Piranesi")
.jpg "Frontispiece for the Views of Rome series, c.1760 by Giovanni Battista Piranesi")
.jpg "Carceri. Folder 7 by Giovanni Battista Piranesi")
.jpg "Part of a spacious and magnificent Harbor for the use of the ancient Romans opening onto a large market square, 1761-80 by Giovanni Battista Piranesi")
.jpg "Interior of the Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls, Rome, from")
.jpg "View of Piazza Navona over the ruins of the Agonal Circus. Church of Sant&39;Agnese in Agone Palazzo Pamphilj Fountain with Spire Egiziaca, architect of Bernini Church of San Giacomo degli Spagnuoli Fontana architecture of Michelangelo by Giovanni Battista Piranesi")
.jpg "Appian Way by Giovanni Battista Piranesi")
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.jpg "Views of Rome: The Aquaduct of Nero, 1775. by Giovanni Battista Piranesi")
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.jpg "Views of Rome: The The Isola Tiberina, 1775. by Giovanni Battista Piranesi")
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.jpg "View of the Pantheon, from the Views of Rome series, c.1760 by Giovanni Battista Piranesi")
.jpg "Carceri Series, Plate XIV by Giovanni Battista Piranesi")
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.jpg "Views of Rome: Ruins of the Sixtus or of the great hall of the Antonine Baths, 1765. by Giovanni Battista Piranesi")
.jpg "Sint-Pietersplein met de Sint-Pietersbasiliek te Vaticaanstad
View of the distinguished Vatican Basilica coll coll")
.jpg "View of the interior of St. Peters Basilica, from the Views of Rome series, c.1760 by Giovanni Battista Piranesi")
.jpg "View of Campo Vaccino by Giovanni Battista Piranesi")
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 - (MeisterDrucke-10410).jpg "Side View of the Trevi Fountain, formerly the Acqua Vergine from Vedute di Roma (Views of Rome) by Giovanni Battista Piranesi")
_-_(MeisterDrucke-959362).jpg "Pantheon of Agrippa, Rome (engraving) by Giovanni Battista Piranesi")
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.jpg "View of the Temple of Bacchus, 1760-78 by Giovanni Battista Piranesi")
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.jpg "Birds-eye view of St. Peters Basilica and Piazza, form the Views of Rome series, c.1760 by Giovanni Battista Piranesi")
.jpg "View of the Bridge and Castel SantAngelo, from the Views of Rome series, c.1760 by Giovanni Battista Piranesi")
.jpg "Theatre of Pompey by Giovanni Battista Piranesi")
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.jpg "Views of Rome: The Colosseum by Giovanni Battista Piranesi")
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.jpg "Mausoleum of Helena by Giovanni Battista Piranesi")
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.jpg "Leftovers from the Temple of the God Canopus in the Villa Adriana in Tivoli by Giovanni Battista Piranesi")
_from_-_(MeisterDrucke-1292649).jpg "View of the Mausoleum of the Emperor Hadrian (now called Castel Sant’Angelo) from the Rear, from Vedute di Roma (Views of Rome) by Giovanni Battista Piranesi")
.jpg "Plan of Rome ..., from Roman Antiquities Roman Antiquities, ca. 1756. by Giovanni Battista Piranesi")
.jpg "Pedestal, and base of the Trajan Column by Giovanni Battista Piranesi")
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![Prison wars [prancha VIII] by Giovanni Battista Piranesi](/kunstwerke/300px/Giovanni Battista Piranesi - Le carceri dinvenzione prancha VIII - (MeisterDrucke-350441).jpg "Prison wars [prancha VIII] by Giovanni Battista Piranesi")
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.jpg "View of the Capitoline Hill with the steps to the Church of S. Maria in Aracoeli, from Views of Rome by Giovanni Battista Piranesi")
.jpg "Piazza Navona, plate from &39;Views of Rome&39; by Giovanni Battista Piranesi")
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.jpg "View of the Theatre of Marcellus, from the Views of Rome series, c.1760 by Giovanni Battista Piranesi")
.jpg "Lateran Obelisk. by Giovanni Battista Piranesi")
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.jpg "Magnificent Bridge with Loggia by Giovanni Battista Piranesi")
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.jpg "View of the Piazza di Spagna, from the Views of Rome series, c.1760 by Giovanni Battista Piranesi")
.jpg "Egyptian mural decoration for the Coffee of the English, Piazza di Spagna, Rome, 1769. From Different ways of adorning the paths by Giovanni Battista Piranesi")
.jpg "Plate 16: The Bridge at Rimini built by the Emperors Augustus and Tiberius Ponte di R..., ca. 1748. by Giovanni Battista Piranesi")
Gezichten_op_Rome_-_(MeisterDrucke-1368241).jpg "Forum Romanum te Rome
View of Campo Vaccino (title on object)
Gezichten op Rome (series title)
Views of Rome drawn and engraved by Giambattista Piranesi architect Ve(nez)iano (series title) by Giovanni Battista Piranesi")
.jpg "Colosseum te Rome
View of the Flavian Amphitheater, known as the Colosseum (title on object)
Gezichten op Rome (series title)
Views of Rome drawn and engraved by Giambattista Piranesi architect Ve(nez)iano (series title) by Giovanni Battista Piranesi")
_(title_on_object_-_(MeisterDrucke-1367569).jpg "Tombe van Caecilia Metella te Rome
Tomb of Cecilia Metell (...) (title on object)
Gezichten op Rome (series title)
Views of Rome drawn and engraved by Giambattista Piranesi architect Ve(nez)iano (series title) by Giovanni Battista Piranesi")
.jpg "View of the Baths of Trajan, from the Views of Rome series, c.1760 by Giovanni Battista Piranesi")
.jpg "Plate 11: Temple of Janus Tempio di Giano from the series Roman Antiquity, ca. 1748. by Giovanni Battista Piranesi")
.jpg "Interieur van de Sint-Jan van Lateranen te Rome
Interior view of the Basilica of St. John Lateran (title on object)
Gezichten op Rome (series title)
Views of Rome drawn and engraved by Giambattista Piranesi architect Ve(nez)iano (series title) by Giovanni Battista Piranesi")
.jpg "Unknown picture by Giovanni Battista Piranesi")
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.jpg "View of Piazza Navona Above the Ruins of the Circus of Domitian (View of Piazza Navona Above the Ruins of the Circus of Domitian), from Views of Rome (Views of Rome) by Giovanni Battista Piranesi")
 - (MeisterDrucke-101010).jpg "Preparatory drawing for plate number VIII of the Carceri alInvenzione series (ink and wash on paper) by Giovanni Battista Piranesi")
.jpg "Santa Maria Maggiore te Rome
View of the Back Façade of the Basilica of St. Mary Major (title on object)
Gezichten op Rome (series title)
Views of Rome drawn and engraved by Giambattista Piranesi architect Ve(nez)iano (series title) by Giovanni Battista Piranesi")
.jpg "Sint-Jan van Lateranen te Rome
View of the Basilica of St. John Lateran (title on object)
Gezichten op Rome (series title)
Views of Rome drawn and engraved by Giambattista Piranesi architect Ve(nez)iano (series title) by Giovanni Battista Piranesi")
.jpg "Gezicht op het Lateraan te Rome met de Sint-Jan van Lateranen
View of the Piazza, and Basilica of St. John Lateran (title on object)
Gezichten op Rome (series title)
Views of Rome drawn and engraved by Giambattista Piranesi architect Ve(nez)ian by Giovanni Battista Piranesi")
.jpg "Maps of ancient Roman aqueducts in Rome by Giovanni Battista Piranesi")
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.jpg "The Baths of Diocletian, 1743 by Giovanni Battista Piranesi")
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.jpg "Imaginary Prison by Giovanni Battista Piranesi")
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.jpg "Plan and facade of the Temple of Fortuna Virilis Tempio della Fortuna Virile, from the s..., 1756. by Giovanni Battista Piranesi")
.jpg "The drawbridge by Giovanni Battista Piranesi")
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 - (MeisterDrucke-36247).jpg "View of the Basilica of Maxentius and Constantine, from the Views of Rome series, c.1760 (etching) by Giovanni Battista Piranesi")
.jpg "Pyramid of Caius Cestius by Giovanni Battista Piranesi")
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.jpg "Map of Rome, part. 1 by Giovanni Battista Piranesi")
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.jpg "The Pyramid of Gaius Cestius, from Vedute di Roma Roman Views, ca. 1756. by Giovanni Battista Piranesi")
.jpg "The Temple of Neptune at Paestum, etched by Francesco Piranesi, 1778 by Giovanni Battista Piranesi")
.jpg "View of the Roman Forum, from the Views of Rome series, 1758 by Giovanni Battista Piranesi")
 - (MeisterDrucke-662445).jpg "Plan of the Baths of Caracalla (Rome) by Giovanni Battista Piranesi")
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.jpg "Trajans Column by Giovanni Battista Piranesi")
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_in_Rome_Drawing_by_Giovanni_-_(MeisterDrucke-987430).jpg "View of the Castel Sant")
.jpg "Campo Marzio by Giovanni Battista Piranesi")
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.jpg "Seven columns with Corinthian capitals due to the Temple of Giuturna, and largely buried in the modern plan of Rome by Giovanni Battista Piranesi")
.jpg "Hadrians Villa: The Canopus Leftovers from the Canopus God Temple in the Hadrian&39;s Villa in Tivo ..., ca. 1769. by Giovanni Battista Piranesi")
.jpg "Classical Drawings by Giovanni Battista Piranesi")
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.jpg "The Prisons: An Immense Interior with a Drawbridge, 1745-1750. by Giovanni Battista Piranesi")
.jpg "The Drawbridge by Giovanni Battista Piranesi")
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.jpg "The Tomb of Nero, from the Grotteschi Grotesques, ca. 1748. by Giovanni Battista Piranesi")
.jpg "Views of Rome: The Aquaduct of Nero by Giovanni Battista Piranesi")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-382640).jpg "Illumination of the Cross in St. Peters on Good Friday, 1787 (wc and etching) by Giovanni Battista Piranesi")
.jpg "Map of the Forum Romanum by Giovanni Battista Piranesi")
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.jpg "Candelabra designed by Piranesi on the basis of roman antique pieces for his own tomb (marble) by Giovanni Battista Piranesi")
_par_Piranesi_Giov_-_(MeisterDrucke-941542).jpg "From the series The Imaginary Prisons (Le Carceri d")
.jpg "The Forum Romanum, or Campo Vaccino, from the Capitol, with the Arch of Septimius in t..., ca. 1775. by Giovanni Battista Piranesi")
.jpg "Fragments of marble from the ancient Rome map by Giovanni Battista Piranesi")
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 - (MeisterDrucke-59533).jpg "Drawing of an Imaginary Prison (ink and wash on paper) by Giovanni Battista Piranesi")
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.jpg "Tomb of Priscilla, wrongly described by Piranesi as Sepulcher believed by the Scipions outside Porta S. Sebastiano over the ancient Via Appia in the Vineyard facing the Church; Domine quo vadis by Giovanni Battista Piranesi")
.jpg "View of the Grand Cascade at Tivoli, 1766 by Giovanni Battista Piranesi")
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.jpg "Prison by Giovanni Battista Piranesi")
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.jpg "View of St. Peter")
.jpg "Aerial view of the Colosseum in Rome from Views of Rome, first published in 1756, printed Paris 1800 by Giovanni Battista Piranesi")
_par_Piranesi_Giov_-_(MeisterDrucke-995231).jpg "From the series The Imaginary Prisons (Le Carceri d")
.jpg "Ruined Gallery of the Villa Adriana at Tivoli by Giovanni Battista Piranesi")
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.jpg "The Triumphal Arch by Giovanni Battista Piranesi")
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.jpg "View of the Piazza del Popolo, c.1750 by Giovanni Battista Piranesi")
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.jpg "An Imaginary Prison: plate IX from the Carceri dInvenzione series, c.1745 by Giovanni Battista Piranesi")
.jpg "View of the Pantheon by Giovanni Battista Piranesi")
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.jpg "LXXVIII-IX Longitudinal Section of the Pantheon showing the dome, the portico and the interior of the temple from Vedute, first published in 1756, pub. by E and F.N. Spon Ltd., 1900 by Giovanni Battista Piranesi")
.jpg "The so-called Temple of Salus, on the road to Albano Ancient temple commonly called ..., ca. 1763. by Giovanni Battista Piranesi")
.jpg "Frontispiece, with Statue of Minerva, ca. 1748. by Giovanni Battista Piranesi")
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.jpg "Various Roman Ionic capitals compared with Greek examples..., mid-18th century. by Giovanni Battista Piranesi")
.jpg "View of the Mausoleum of the Emperor Hadrian now called Castel S. Angelo..., ca. 1756. by Giovanni Battista Piranesi")
.jpg "View of the Remains of the Temple of Claudius near the Church of Santi Giovanni e Paolo, from the Views of Rome series, c.1760 by Giovanni Battista Piranesi")
.jpg "View of the Octagonal Temple of Minerva Medica, from Views of Rome by Giovanni Battista Piranesi")
.jpg "The Round Tower, from Carceri dinvenzione Imaginary Prisons, ca. 1749-50. by Giovanni Battista Piranesi")
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_par_Piranesi_Giov_-_(MeisterDrucke-960067).jpg "From the series The Imaginary Prisons (Le Carceri d")
.jpg "Antiquities of Rome: The Appian Way by Giovanni Battista Piranesi")
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