Giovanni Battista Piranesi Etchings: Auction Prices

1720–1778

Of the 368 lots by Giovanni Battista Piranesi (etchings) recorded at auction between 2003 and 2026, 215 found a buyer (58%). Across 215 sales with a published price, the typical result was $375Sign up free to see to $1.5kSign up free to see (median $650Sign up free to see). Carceri. D'Invenzione di G. Battista Piranesi Archit. Vene. holds the top price on file: $76.1kSign up free to see at Kornfeld (September 2024). Most results come from Bertolami Fine Art (87), Ketterer Kunst (64) and Sloans & Kenyon (43).

Record: Carceri. D'Invenzione di G. Battista Piranesi Archit. Vene. — $76,063Sign up free to see

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1. 
   Tempio detto volgarmente di Giano [...]

   Etching

   46x70 cm

   Maison Bibelot · Sep 18, 2026 · Lot 86
   Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €200–300View at Maison Bibelot ↗
2. 
   Untitled

   Etching · Paper

   DuMouchelles · Sep 18, 2026 · Lot 1201
   $550≈ £412≈ €480HammerSign up free to seeEst. $500–1,000View at DuMouchelles ↗
3. 
   Veduta Delle Cascatelle a Tivoli, from Vedute Du Roma

   Etching · Paper

   H 18.5" W 28"

   DuMouchelles · Sep 18, 2026 · Lot 1200
   $550≈ £412≈ €480HammerSign up free to seeEst. $500–1,000View at DuMouchelles ↗
4. 
   PRISIONEROS EN UNA PLATAFORMA DE PROYECCIÓN

   Etching

   Hoja completa, 50 x 60 cm

   Morton Subastas · Jul 30, 2026 · Lot 87
   Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. MX$4,000–6,000View at Morton Subastas ↗
5. 
   A Group of 2 Etchings (Wilton-Ely 904), c. 1780

   Etching · Paper

   Bonhams · Jul 27, 2026 · Lot 100
   $179≈ £135≈ €157Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $500–700View at Bonhams ↗
6. 
   View of the Tomb of Piso Licinianus on the Appian Way

   Etching · Paper

   H 15.5" W 23"

   DuMouchelles · Jul 24, 2026 · Lot 1203
   $200≈ £150≈ €176HammerSign up free to seeEst. $300–500View at DuMouchelles ↗
7. 
   View of the subterrean foundation of the Mausoleum built by Emperor Hadrian (from Le Antichità Romane IV portfolio), 1756

   Etching

   27½ h x 17⅞ w in (70 x 45 cm)

   Toomey & Co. · Jul 22, 2026 · Lot 253
   $512≈ £383≈ €449Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $700–View at Toomey & Co. ↗
8. 
   The Arch of Titus

   Etching

   15 x 22.25 in

   Helmuth Stone Gallery · Jul 12, 2026 · Lot 225
   $378≈ £282≈ €331$300 + $78 premiumSign up free to seeEst. $500–1,000View at Helmuth Stone Gallery ↗
9. 
   View of Trevi Fountain

   Etching

   16 x 22 in

   Helmuth Stone Gallery · Jul 12, 2026 · Lot 224
   $189≈ £141≈ €165$150 + $39 premiumSign up free to seeEst. $300–600View at Helmuth Stone Gallery ↗
10. 
    Veduta dell' Arco di Costantino, e dell' Anfiteatro Flavio detto il Colosseo

    Etching

    H : 38,5 cm l : 55 cm

    Haynault · May 12, 2026 · Lot 449
    €300≈ $352≈ £260HammerSign up free to seeView at Haynault ↗
11. 
    Avanzi di una Sala appartenente al Castro Pretorio nella Villa Adriana in Tivoli

    Etching

    Bertolami Fine Art · Apr 29, 2026 · Lot 153
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €600–1,000View at Bertolami Fine Art ↗
12. 
    Veduta del Sepolcro di Pisone Liciniano su l'antica via Appia

    Etching

    Bertolami Fine Art · Apr 29, 2026 · Lot 152
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €600–1,000View at Bertolami Fine Art ↗
13. 
    Idea delle antiche vie Appia e Ardeatina

    Etching

    Bertolami Fine Art · Apr 29, 2026 · Lot 151
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €600–1,200View at Bertolami Fine Art ↗
14. 
    Veduta dell'Arco di Tito, 1771

    Etching

    Bertolami Fine Art · Apr 29, 2026 · Lot 150
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €500–1,000View at Bertolami Fine Art ↗
15. 
    Veduta interna dell'Atrio del Portico di Ottavia, 1823

    Etching

    Bertolami Fine Art · Apr 29, 2026 · Lot 149
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €400–600View at Bertolami Fine Art ↗
16. 
    Veduta del Tempio della Fortuna virile

    Etching

    Bertolami Fine Art · Apr 29, 2026 · Lot 148
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €400–600View at Bertolami Fine Art ↗
17. 
    Fireplace

    Etching

    Bertolami Fine Art · Apr 29, 2026 · Lot 147
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €200–300View at Bertolami Fine Art ↗
18. 
    PRISIONEROS EN UNA PLATAFORMA DE PROYECCIÓN

    Etching

    Hoja completa, 50 x 60 cm

    Morton Subastas · Apr 23, 2026 · Lot 205
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. MX$5,000–8,000View at Morton Subastas ↗
19. 
    VEDUTA DEL PANTHEON DI AGRIPPA, OGGI CHIESA DI. S. MARIA AD MARTYRES

    Etching

    Hoja completa, 52 x 74 cm

    Morton Subastas · Apr 23, 2026 · Lot 79
    MX$8,000≈ $461≈ £341≈ €394HammerSign up free to seeEst. MX$4,000–6,000View at Morton Subastas ↗
20. 
    Veduta della Cascata do Tivoli, 1766

    Etching · Paper

    19 1/2" x 28" sight

    Barridoff Auctions · Apr 11, 2026 · Lot 5
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $1,000–2,000View at Barridoff Auctions ↗
21. 
    8 plates, from Le Antichità Romane (Wilton-Ely 289-291; 391; 392; 397; 400; 458), c. 1756

    Etching · Paper

    each sheet approx. 22 x 31 1/2in (55.9 x 80cm)

    Bonhams · Feb 25, 2026 · Lot 174
    $307≈ £227≈ €261Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,500–2,000View at Bonhams ↗
22. 
    A Group of 3 Etchings (Wilton-Ely 904), c. 1780

    Etching · Paper

    Bonhams · Feb 25, 2026 · Lot 173
    $282≈ £208≈ €239Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–2,000View at Bonhams ↗
23. 
    View of the site, she was the ancient Roman hole

    Etching

    38x59 cm

    Maison Bibelot · Dec 10, 2025 · Lot 289
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €100–120View at Maison Bibelot ↗
24. 
    View of the Paola Acqua Castle on Mount Aureo

    Etching

    38.5x59 cm

    Maison Bibelot · Dec 10, 2025 · Lot 288
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €120–150View at Maison Bibelot ↗
25. 
    Veduta Interna Della Villa di Mecenate

    Etching

    19 x 24 in

    Rachel Davis Fine Arts · Dec 6, 2025 · Lot 76
    Result not publishedEst. $100–200View at Rachel Davis Fine Arts ↗
26. 
    Colonna AntoniaAfter the artist

    Etching · Paper

    sight: approx 27"h, 21"w

    Austin Auction Gallery · Dec 6, 2025 · Lot 2288
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $200–400View at Austin Auction Gallery ↗
27. 
    Fireplace

    Etching

    Bertolami Fine Art · Nov 27, 2025 · Lot 188
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €300–400View at Bertolami Fine Art ↗
28. 
    Andamento del corso del Tevere, e sue adiacenze, 1744

    Etching

    Bertolami Fine Art · Nov 27, 2025 · Lot 187
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €1,000–1,500View at Bertolami Fine Art ↗
29. 
    Avanzo del Mausoleo d'Elio Adriano Imp.re oggi ... Castel Sant'Angelo

    Etching

    Bertolami Fine Art · Nov 27, 2025 · Lot 186
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €500–800View at Bertolami Fine Art ↗
30. 
    Reliquiae Pontis Triumphalis seu Vaticani

    Etching

    Bertolami Fine Art · Nov 27, 2025 · Lot 185
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €200–300View at Bertolami Fine Art ↗
31. 
    Anfiteatro di Pola in Istria vicino al mare

    Etching

    Bertolami Fine Art · Nov 27, 2025 · Lot 184
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €300–400View at Bertolami Fine Art ↗
32. 
    Veduta della Facciata di dietro della Basilica di S. Maria Maggiore

    Etching

    Bertolami Fine Art · Nov 27, 2025 · Lot 183
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €500–700View at Bertolami Fine Art ↗
33. 
    Veduta interna dell'Atrio del Portico di Ottavia, 1823

    Etching

    Bertolami Fine Art · Nov 27, 2025 · Lot 182
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €500–600View at Bertolami Fine Art ↗
34. 
    Carceri, plate VIII: A vast interior with trophies.

    Etching

    Bertolami Fine Art · Nov 27, 2025 · Lot 181
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €1,000–2,000View at Bertolami Fine Art ↗
35. 
    Carceri, plate VII: A vast interior with a drawbridge

    Etching

    Bertolami Fine Art · Nov 27, 2025 · Lot 180
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €1,000–2,000View at Bertolami Fine Art ↗
36. 
    Veduta della facciata della Basilica di Santa Croce in Gerusalemme

    Etching

    42.2x63.5 cm

    Maison Bibelot · Nov 25, 2025 · Lot 482
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €300–400View at Maison Bibelot ↗
37. 
    Raccolta di alcuni disegni del Barberi da Cento, detto Il Guercino

    Etching

    23¾ h x 18 w x ½ d in (60 x 46 x 1 cm)

    Toomey & Co. · Nov 13, 2025 · Lot 438
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $2,000–View at Toomey & Co. ↗
38. 
    Vue des restes du derrière du Pronaos du Temple de Neptune, 1778

    Etching · Paper · ed. 59/64

    Pl. 47 x 66,3 cm, Bl. 53 x 74,7 cm, Ra. 70 x 87 cm

    Schmidt Kunstauktionen Dresden · Nov 8, 2025 · Lot 251
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €2,400–View at Schmidt Kunstauktionen Dresden ↗
39. 
    "Veduta del Tempio della Sibilla in Tivoli, (View of the Temple of the Sibyl in Tivoli) from the series "Vedute di Roma" (Views of Rome)

    Etching

    Michaan's Auctions · Oct 17, 2025 · Lot 3275
    Result not publishedEst. $500–700View at Michaan's Auctions ↗
40. 
    Vedute di Roma. Sammelband mit 38 Radierungen, 1745-1756, see listing

    Etching

    53.5 x 75.5 cm or 75.5 x 53.5 cm, each sheet size; 54 x 40.5 cm, book

    Kornfeld · Sep 12, 2025 · Lot 3088
    CHF 15,000≈ $18,806≈ £13,887≈ €16,048HammerSign up free to seeEst. CHF 20,000–View at Kornfeld ↗
41. 
    VEDUTA DELL´ANFITEATRO FLAVIO, DETTO IL COLOSEO

    Etching

    Morton Subastas · Sep 8, 2025 · Lot 63
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. MX$3,000–5,000View at Morton Subastas ↗
42. 
    VEDUTA DI CAMPO VACCINO

    Etching

    Morton Subastas · Sep 8, 2025 · Lot 62
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. MX$3,000–5,000View at Morton Subastas ↗
43. 
    Sibyllentempel

    Etching · Other support

    Darstellungsmaße ca. 44,3 x 66,3 cm

    Auktionshaus Mehlis · Aug 30, 2025 · Lot 3726
    €550≈ $641≈ £477HammerSign up free to seeView at Auktionshaus Mehlis ↗
44. 
    ROVINE DEL TEMPLO DE' CASTORI NELLA CITTÁ DI CORA

    Etching

    Hoja: 40 x 50 cm

    Morton Subastas · Aug 20, 2025 · Lot 238
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. MX$18,000–22,000View at Morton Subastas ↗
45. 
    Two plates from Volume II of Vasi, Candelebri, Cippi, Sarcofagi, tripodi, lvcerne ed ornamenti antichi, 1778

    Etching

    15¾ h x 10⅝ w in (40 x 27 cm)

    Toomey & Co. · Jul 23, 2025 · Lot 144
    $528≈ £390≈ €450Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $300–View at Toomey & Co. ↗
46. 
    Bassorilievo antico di marmo che si vede nel Giardino Aldobrandini (from Volume II of Vasi, Candelebri, Cippi, Sarcofagi, tripodi, lvcerne ed ornamenti antichi), 1778

    Etching

    16¾ h x 26¼ w in (43 x 67 cm)

    Toomey & Co. · Jul 23, 2025 · Lot 143
    $1,080≈ £798≈ €921Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $300–View at Toomey & Co. ↗
47. 
    Fregio antico di marmo con Ippogrifi, nel cortile del palazzo della Valle (fromVolume II of Vasi, Candelebri, Cippi, Sarcofagi, tripodi, lvcerne ed ornamenti antichi), 1778

    Etching

    18 h x 27¾ w in (46 x 70 cm)

    Toomey & Co. · Jul 23, 2025 · Lot 145
    $594≈ £439≈ €507Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $300–View at Toomey & Co. ↗
48. 
    Bassorilievo antico che si vede nel Portico della Chiesa de SS. Apostoli (Frontispiece for Volume II of Vasi, Candelebri, Cippi, Sarcofagi, tripodi, lvcerne ed ornamenti antichi), 1778

    Etching

    18¾ h x 28¼ w in (48 x 72 cm)

    Toomey & Co. · Jul 23, 2025 · Lot 142
    $1,143≈ £845≈ €975Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $300–View at Toomey & Co. ↗
49. 
    Sigre. Nicola Zabbaglia Ingegnere della Reverenda Fabbrica di S.Pietro

    Etching

    Bertolami Fine Art · Jul 15, 2025 · Lot 168
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €400–600View at Bertolami Fine Art ↗
50. 
    Raccolta di alcuni disegni del Barberi da Cento detto il Guercino...

    Etching

    Bertolami Fine Art · Jul 15, 2025 · Lot 167
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €450–650View at Bertolami Fine Art ↗

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