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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.Kornfeld640lots offered2003–2026years recorded61%sold (332)$593Sign 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. Colonna Trajana from Vedute di Roma by Giovanni Battista Piranesi, etching on paper, sold Apr 2024
    Colonna Trajana from Vedute di RomaAfter the artist
    Etching · Paper
    plate size 53.3 x 6.3 cm (21 x 16 in).
    Bonhams · · Lot 125
    $384≈ £307≈ €358Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $500–700View at Bonhams ↗
  2. Untitled by Giovanni Battista Piranesi, oil, sold Apr 2024
    Untitled
    Oil
    Dreweatts · · Lot 281
    £5,500≈ $6,839≈ €6,400HammerSign up free to seeEst. £4,000–6,000View at Dreweatts ↗
  3. VEDUTA INTERNA DELLA BASILICA DI S. PIETRO IN VATICANO (Hind 4) by Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Etching with engraving, sold Apr 2024
    VEDUTA INTERNA DELLA BASILICA DI S. PIETRO IN VATICANO (Hind 4)
    Etching
    38.5 x 59cm
    Lawrences Auctioneers · · Lot 414
    £110≈ $137≈ €129HammerSign up free to seeEst. £150–View at Lawrences Auctioneers ↗
  4. Two Plates, from Vedute di Roma (Focillion 820; 815, Hind 47; 58, Wilton-Ely 183; 166), 1758; 1760 by Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Etchings on wove paper, trimmed to or within the platemark, each framed. (2), sold Mar 2024
    Two Plates, from Vedute di Roma (Focillion 820; 815, Hind 47; 58, Wilton-Ely 183; 166), 1758; 1760
    Etching · Paper
    sheet 15 5/8 x 23 1/4in (39.7 x 59.1cm); 15 3/4 x 23 1/8in (40 x 58.7cm)
    Bonhams · · Lot 98
    $461≈ £365≈ €426Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,200–1,500View at Bonhams ↗
  5. Pl. 40 Veduta, nella Via del Corso, Del Palazzo Dell'Accademia, from Vedute di Roma, Firmin Didot edition, circa 1830s
    Engraving · Paper
    plate 15-7/8 x 24-1/2 in.
    Brunk Auctions · · Lot 585
    $150≈ £118≈ €138HammerSign up free to seeEst. $300–500View at Brunk Auctions ↗
  6. Cross section showing the Egyptian decoration of by Giovanni Battista Piranesi, etching, sold Mar 2024
    Cross section showing the Egyptian decoration of
    Etching
    25.1 x 39cm
    Woolley & Wallis · · Lot 26
    £400≈ $509≈ €468HammerSign up free to seeView at Woolley & Wallis ↗
  7. Veduta dell'Anfiteatro Flavio by Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Etching, sold Mar 2024
    Veduta dell'Anfiteatro Flavio
    Etching
    44.6 x 70cm
    Woolley & Wallis · · Lot 29
    £1,700≈ $2,162≈ €1,988HammerSign up free to seeView at Woolley & Wallis ↗
  8. Veduta della gran Piazza e Basilica di S by Giovanni Battista Piranesi, etching, sold Mar 2024
    Veduta della gran Piazza e Basilica di S
    Etching
    46.5 x 71cm
    Woolley & Wallis · · Lot 30
    £600≈ $763≈ €702HammerSign up free to seeView at Woolley & Wallis ↗
  9. Veduta dell'Isola Tiberina by Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1775, Radierung auf kräftigem Büttenkarton mit Wasserzeichen Mi.re, sold Mar 2024
    Veduta dell'Isola Tiberina, 1775
    Etching · Board
    Pl. 47,5 x 71,5 cm, Bl. 56 x 83,7 cm
    Schmidt Kunstauktionen Dresden · · Lot 214
    €1,900≈ $2,054≈ £1,626HammerSign up free to seeEst. €1,600–View at Schmidt Kunstauktionen Dresden ↗
  10. Zwei Radierungen by Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Radierung, sold Feb 2024
    Zwei Radierungen
    Etching
    Blattmaße ca.13,8 x 20,3 cm
    Auktionshaus Mehlis · · Lot 3761
    €190≈ $206≈ £162HammerSign up free to seeView at Auktionshaus Mehlis ↗
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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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