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)
Giovanni Battista Piranesi prices at a glance
- 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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1 work by Giovanni Battista Piranesi with an auction history (offered more than once) →
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Record prices
Carceri. D'Invenzione di G. Battista Piranesi Archit. Vene.Kornfeld · CHF 65,000≈ $76,063≈ £58,317≈ €69,048Sign up to see
Two men seen from behind, one leaning on a parapetKornfeld · CHF 56,000≈ $62,070≈ £49,083≈ €57,372Sign up to see
LandscapeClarke Auction Gallery · $30,000≈ £21,629≈ €24,830Sign up to see
Giovanni Battista Piranesi’s highest prices recorded at auction, ranked in US dollars at each sale-date exchange rate and shown in the currency of the sale (with the buyer’s premium where the house publishes it).
Coming up at auction
1 in forthcoming sales · bid with the house
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602 results · page 12 of 16
- Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. £300–500
- Veduta del ponte, e del mausoleo, fabbricati da Elio Adriano Imp ("View of the bridge and mausoleum built by the Emperor Hadrian"). 1756After the artistUnsold / did not meet reserveEst. $400–500
- Veduta del ponte, e del mausoleo, fabbricati da Elio Adriano Imp ("View of the bridge and mausoleum built by the Emperor Hadrian"). 1756After the artistUnsold / did not meet reserveEst. $400–500
- Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €300–500
- Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €800–1,200
- Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €400–600
- Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €400–600
- Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €400–500
- Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €600–800
- Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €400–600
Also offered, result not published (95)
Lots by Giovanni Battista Piranesi that were offered at auction where the house did not publish whether they sold. Not counted in any statistics.
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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.
From Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
In museum collections
The Metropolitan Museum of Art · CC0View 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 · CC0Title Plate, published 1749/1750
National Gallery of Art, Washington · CC0Veduta del Tempio di Giove Tonante, 1740s–60s
The Metropolitan Museum of Art · CC0