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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.Kornfeld619lots offered2003–2026years recorded60%sold (314)$580Sign 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'Anfiteatro Flavio detto il Colosseo, 1776 by Giovanni Battista Piranesi, gravure, sold Mar 2025
    Veduta dell'Anfiteatro Flavio detto il Colosseo, 1776
    Etching
    H : 49,5 cm l : 71 cm
    Haynault · · Lot 43
    €900≈ $974≈ £753HammerSign up free to seeView at Haynault ↗
  2. Rovine del Sisto o sia della gran sala delle Terme Antoninian, 1765 by Giovanni Battista Piranesi, gravure, sold Mar 2025
    Rovine del Sisto o sia della gran sala delle Terme Antoninian, 1765
    Etching
    H : 42,5 cm l : 65 cm
    Haynault · · Lot 45
    €300≈ $325≈ £251HammerSign up free to seeView at Haynault ↗
  3. Tempio detto volgarm.te di Giano, 1771 by Giovanni Battista Piranesi, gravure, sold Mar 2025
    Tempio detto volgarm.te di Giano, 1771
    Etching
    H : 46,5 cm l : 70 cm
    Haynault · · Lot 46
    €400≈ $433≈ £335HammerSign up free to seeView at Haynault ↗
  4. Interior of St Peter's Basilica by Giovanni Battista Piranesi, etching, sold Mar 2025
    Interior of St Peter's Basilica
    Etching
    69x50cm
    Keys Fine Art Auctioneers · · Lot 110
    £80≈ $103≈ €96HammerSign up free to seeEst. £80–120View at Keys Fine Art Auctioneers ↗
  5. Veduta del ponte, e del mausoleo, fabbricati da Elio Adriano Imp ("View of the bridge and mausoleum built by the Emperor Hadrian"). 1756 by Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Black and white etching on paper, sold Mar 2025
    Veduta del ponte, e del mausoleo, fabbricati da Elio Adriano Imp ("View of the bridge and mausoleum built by the Emperor Hadrian"). 1756After the artist
    Etching · Paper
    14 ¾" x 25 ¾"
    Sloans & Kenyon · · Lot 1293
    $80≈ £62≈ €74HammerSign up free to seeEst. $150–200View at Sloans & Kenyon ↗
  6. Carceri D'Invenzione: title pageetching and by Giovanni Battista Piranesi, etching and engraving, sold Mar 2025
    Carceri D'Invenzione: title pageetching and
    Etching
    55 x 41cm
    Gorringe's · · Lot 33
    £400≈ $517≈ €474HammerSign up free to seeEst. £300–500View at Gorringe's ↗
  7. Two Engravings, 1774
    Drawing · ed. I/III
    plate 18-1/4 x 27-1/2 in.
    Brunk Auctions · · Lot 39
    $1,200≈ £928≈ €1,100HammerSign up free to seeEst. $800–1,200View at Brunk Auctions ↗
  8. Stylobates marmoreus consecrationis Imp. Antonini Pii, et Faustinae Uroris ejus. by Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1779, Radierung auf Bütten (zwei aneinandergefügte Bögen) mit Wasserzeichen Mi.li. (Robison WZ Nr. 65) sowie li. auf dem u, sold Mar 2025
    Stylobates marmoreus consecrationis Imp. Antonini Pii, et Faustinae Uroris ejus., 1779
    Etching · Paper
    Pl. 53,5 x 70,3 cm / Pl. 80 x 56 cm, Bl. 124,5 x 91 cm
    Schmidt Kunstauktionen Dresden · · Lot 365
    €700≈ $760≈ £589HammerSign up free to seeEst. €900–View at Schmidt Kunstauktionen Dresden ↗
  9. Altra Veduta del tempio della Sibilla in Tivoli by Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1761, Radierung auf kräftigem Bütten mit Wasserzeichen o.Mi. (Lilie im Doppelkreis, Robison WZ Nr. 35), sold Mar 2025
    Altra Veduta del tempio della Sibilla in Tivoli, 1761
    Etching · Paper
    Pl. 62 x 43,5 cm, Bl. 70,3 x 53,3 cm, Psp. 82 x 63,5 cm
    Schmidt Kunstauktionen Dresden · · Lot 366
    €1,200≈ $1,303≈ £1,009HammerSign up free to seeEst. €1,500–View at Schmidt Kunstauktionen Dresden ↗
  10. Veduta del Castello dell'Acqua Felice by Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Etching, from Vedute di Roma, sold Mar 2025
    Veduta del Castello dell'Acqua Felice
    Etching
    40.6 x 61.4cm
    Woolley & Wallis · · Lot 20
    £550≈ $704≈ €659HammerSign up free to seeView at Woolley & Wallis ↗
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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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