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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Veduta del Romano Campidoglio con Scalinata che va alla Chiesa d'Araceli, 1757
Etching
40.4 x 54.5 cm (15.9 x 21.4 in)
Ketterer Kunst · Nov 20, 2015 · Lot 18
€2,250≈ $2,405≈ £1,577Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €1,500–View at Ketterer Kunst ↗
Veduta del Tempio di Cibele a Piazza della Bocca della Verità, 1758
Etching
40 x 60.2 cm (15.7 x 23.7 in)
Ketterer Kunst · Nov 20, 2015 · Lot 20
€688≈ $735≈ £482Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €300–View at Ketterer Kunst ↗
Arco di Settimo Severo, 1759
Etching
37.7 x 58.7 cm (14.8 x 23.1 in)
Ketterer Kunst · Nov 20, 2015 · Lot 22
€1,000≈ $1,069≈ £701Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €900–View at Ketterer Kunst ↗
Veduta degli Avanzi del castro Pretorio nella Villa Adriana a Tivoli, 1770
Etching
37.2 x 65.3 cm (14.6 x 25.7 in)
Ketterer Kunst · Nov 20, 2015 · Lot 23
€688≈ $735≈ £482Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €400–View at Ketterer Kunst ↗
Veduta della Piazza di Monte Cavallo, 1773
Etching
47.4 x 70.7 cm (18.6 x 27.8 in)
Ketterer Kunst · Nov 20, 2015 · Lot 24
€2,750≈ $2,939≈ £1,928Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €1,500–View at Ketterer Kunst ↗
Trofei of Octavio Augustus
Print (other) · Paper
25 1/4 in. x 15 1/4 in.
Sloans & Kenyon · Nov 14, 2015 · Lot 996
$450≈ £296≈ €418HammerSign up free to seeEst. $600–800View at Sloans & Kenyon ↗
Rovine Del Sisto
Engraving
16 1/2 in. x 25 1/2 in
Sloans & Kenyon · Sep 19, 2015 · Lot 630
$150≈ £96≈ €131HammerSign up free to seeEst. $300–500View at Sloans & Kenyon ↗
GRAND URNA DE PORFIDIO, autograph impression from Antichita Romane Vol III, plate XIX
Etching
14 in. x 23 in
Sloans & Kenyon · Jul 24, 2015 · Lot 545
$225≈ £145≈ €206HammerSign up free to seeEst. $300–400View at Sloans & Kenyon ↗
Urna Sepolcrale, 1778
Etching · Paper
Pl. 41,7 x 66 cm, Bl. 53,3 x 78,5 cm
Schmidt Kunstauktionen Dresden · Jun 6, 2015 · Lot 116
€160≈ $179≈ £117HammerSign up free to seeEst. €120–View at Schmidt Kunstauktionen Dresden ↗
Veduta di Piazza di Spagna, 1750
Etching
40.5 x 60 cm (15.9 x 23.6 in)
Ketterer Kunst · May 22, 2015 · Lot 111
€1,875≈ $2,093≈ £1,338Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €1,800–View at Ketterer Kunst ↗

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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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