Giovanni Battista Piranesi

Italian · 1720–1778 · Painter, Printmaker

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… (Wikipedia)

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CHF 65,000≈ $76,063≈ £58,317≈ €69,048Sign uprecord priceCarceri. D'Invenzione di G. Battista Piranesi Archit. Vene.Kornfeld2024680lots offered2003–2026years recorded63%sold (366)$580Sign up free to seemedian price

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Auction results: 585 2003–2026
Price range: $50–$76.1kSign up free to see
Median price: $580Sign up free to see 366 sold
Most recent sale: $1.4kSign up free to see Sep 2026, Venator & Hanstein
Record sale: $76.1kSign up free to see 2024, Kornfeld

Recent sales: Trofei di Ottaviana Augusto · Untitled · Untitled

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Carceri. D'Invenzione di G. Battista Piranesi Archit. Vene.Kornfeld · Sep 2024CHF 65,000≈ $76,063≈ £58,317≈ €69,048Sign up to see
Two men seen from behind, one leaning on a parapetKornfeld · Jun 2023CHF 56,000≈ $62,070≈ £49,083≈ €57,372Sign up to see
LandscapeClarke Auction Gallery · May 2021$30,000≈ £21,629≈ €24,830Sign up to see

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Antike Ruine
Print (other)
Darst. 73 x 49 cm, Bl. 77 x 56,7 cm
Schmidt Kunstauktionen Dresden · Sep 9, 2006 · Lot 156
€45≈ $57≈ £31HammerSign up free to seeEst. €40–View at Schmidt Kunstauktionen Dresden ↗
Veduta degli avanzi di due Triclinj che appartenevano alla Casa aurea, 1770
Etching
Pl. 41,5 x 56 cm, Bl. 46 x 60,5 cm
Schmidt Kunstauktionen Dresden · Sep 9, 2006 · Lot 157
€350≈ $445≈ £238HammerSign up free to seeEst. €380–View at Schmidt Kunstauktionen Dresden ↗
Veduta delle Cascatelle a Tivoli, 1769
Etching
Pl. 47,7 x 70,5 cm, Bl. 54,3 x 77 cm
Schmidt Kunstauktionen Dresden · Sep 9, 2006 · Lot 158
€350≈ $445≈ £238HammerSign up free to seeEst. €420–View at Schmidt Kunstauktionen Dresden ↗
Veduta del Sepolcro di Cajo Cestio, 1755
Etching
47,7 x 62 cm (Blattmaß), 40,7 x 55 cm (Plattenmaß), 38,5 x 54,5 cm (Darstellung)
Schmidt Kunstauktionen Dresden · Jun 17, 2006 · Lot 132
€1,600≈ $2,024≈ £1,093HammerSign up free to seeEst. €1,750–View at Schmidt Kunstauktionen Dresden ↗
Hadrians Villa: Ruine des sog. Pretorio, 1774
Etching
44,5 : 63,8 cm (17,5 : 25,1 in)
Ketterer Kunst · Oct 28, 2005 · Lot 123
€476≈ $578≈ £324Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €600–View at Ketterer Kunst ↗
Base, tamburo di colonna...Antonino
Etching
19 in. x 27 1/4 in.
Sloans & Kenyon · Jun 18, 2005 · Lot 1088
$443≈ £243≈ €364HammerSign up free to seeEst. $800–1,200View at Sloans & Kenyon ↗
Veduta interna dell sepolcro di S.Costanza ...
Etching · Paper
40 x 55.2 x 2.5 cm
Levis Fine Art Auctions · Nov 14, 2004 · Lot 575
CA$173≈ $145≈ £78≈ €112Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. CA$300–400View at Levis Fine Art Auctions ↗
Aus: Carceri d'invenzione, 1749
Etching
54,5 : 41,5 cm (21,4 : 16,3 in)
Ketterer Kunst · Oct 29, 2004 · Lot 224
€2,340≈ $2,980≈ £1,628Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €2,200–View at Ketterer Kunst ↗
Veduta della gran Piazza e Basilica di S. Pietro, 1772
Etching
45,8 : 70 cm (18 : 27,5 in)
Ketterer Kunst · Oct 29, 2004 · Lot 225
€468≈ $596≈ £326Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €400–View at Ketterer Kunst ↗
"Veduta del Tempio detto della Concordia"After the artist
Engraving
14 1/2 x 21 3/4 in.
Sloans & Kenyon · Jul 31, 2004 · Lot 1082
$300≈ £165≈ €249HammerSign up free to seeEst. $300–400View at Sloans & Kenyon ↗

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About Giovanni Battista Piranesi

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.

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In museum collections

The Round Tower, from "Carceri d'invenzione" (Imaginary Prisons), ca. 1749–50
The Metropolitan Museum of Art · CC0
View of the Mausoleum of the Emperor Hadrian (now called Castel S. Angelo) from the rear, from Vedute di Roma (Roman Views), ca. 1756
The Metropolitan Museum of Art · CC0
Title Plate, published 1749/1750
National Gallery of Art, Washington · CC0
Veduta del Tempio di Giove Tonante, 1740s–60s
The Metropolitan Museum of Art · CC0

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