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Giovanni Battista Piranesi, The Round Tower, from "Carceri d'invenzione" (Imaginary Prisons)

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)

CHF 65,000≈ $76,063≈ £58,317≈ €69,048Sign uprecord priceCarceri. D'Invenzione di G. Battista Piranesi Archit. Vene.Kornfeld641lots offered2003–2026years recorded61%sold (333)$591Sign up free to seemedian price

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  1. Carceri. D'Invenzione di G. Battista Piranesi Archit. Vene. by Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1745, revised 1760, Series of 16 etchings, reworked in engraving, on laid paper, sold Sep 2024Carceri. D'Invenzione di G. Battista Piranesi Archit. Vene.Kornfeld · CHF 65,000≈ $76,063≈ £58,317≈ €69,048Sign up to see
  2. Two men seen from behind, one leaning on a parapet by Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Circa 1773, sold Jun 2023Two men seen from behind, one leaning on a parapetKornfeld · CHF 56,000≈ $62,070≈ £49,083≈ €57,372Sign up to see
  3. Landscape by Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Ink on paper, sold May 2021LandscapeClarke Auction Gallery · $30,000≈ £21,629≈ €24,830Sign up to see

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  1. Veduta dell'avanzo del portico di M. Emilio Lepido by Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Timbro a secco e firma in lastra-, offered Jul 2020
    Veduta dell'avanzo del portico di M. Emilio Lepido
    Timbro a secco e firma in lastra-
    Pananti · · Lot 138
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €200–300View at Pananti ↗
  2. Avanzo del pronao del tempio di Giove Tonante by Giovanni Battista Piranesi, offered Jul 2020
    Avanzo del pronao del tempio di Giove Tonante
    Pananti · · Lot 139
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €200–300View at Pananti ↗
  3. Parte del Foro di Nerva by Giovanni Battista Piranesi, offered Jul 2020
    Parte del Foro di Nerva
    Pananti · · Lot 140
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €350–450View at Pananti ↗
  4. Appian Way
    Etching
    15.5 x 25.5 in
    Helmuth Stone Gallery · · Lot 151
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $2,500–3,000View at Helmuth Stone Gallery ↗
  5. 4 Plates, from Views of Rome (H. 95; 96; 110; 127) by Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1770-76, Engravings on laid paper, 3 impressions with 'fleurs-de-lys in double ring' watermark (R. 33; 42), offered Feb 2020
    4 Plates, from Views of Rome (H. 95; 96; 110; 127), 1770-76
    Engraving · Paper
    each plate approx. 18 7/8in x 28 1/8in (48cm x 71.5cm)
    Bonhams · · Lot 238
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $2,500–3,500View at Bonhams ↗
  6. Untitled by Giovanni Battista Piranesi, offered Jan 2020
    Untitled
    Pandolfini · · Lot 38
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €200–300View at Pandolfini ↗
  7. Untitled by Giovanni Battista Piranesi, offered Oct 2019
    Untitled
    Pandolfini · · Lot 23
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €2,000–3,000View at Pandolfini ↗
  8. Ruins by Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Etching, offered Sep 2019
    Ruins
    Etching
    10.5" high x 14.75" wide
    Clarke Auction Gallery · · Lot 4
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $300–500View at Clarke Auction Gallery ↗
  9. Veduta esterna delle tre Sale sepolcrali, credute della famiglia di Aug[us]to by Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1756, Radierung auf Bütten, offered Sep 2019
    Veduta esterna delle tre Sale sepolcrali, credute della famiglia di Aug[us]to, 1756
    Etching · Paper
    Pl. 37,5 x 55 cm, Ra. 48,5 x 59 cm
    Schmidt Kunstauktionen Dresden · · Lot 255
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €420–View at Schmidt Kunstauktionen Dresden ↗
  10. Carceri. D'Invenzione di G. Battista Piranesi Archit. Vene by Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1745, überarbeitet 1760, Folge von 16 Blatt Radierungen, in Kupferstich überarbeitet, offered Jun 2019
    Carceri. D'Invenzione di G. Battista Piranesi Archit. Vene, 1745, überarbeitet 1760
    Etching · Other support
    Einheitlich in der wohl ursprünglichen Papiergrösse, ca. 61 x 43 cm resp. 43 x 61 cm, auf festem Bütten
    Kornfeld · · Lot 70
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. CHF 50,000–View at Kornfeld ↗
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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

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

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