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.Kornfeld2024686lots offered2003–2026years recorded63%sold (370)$578Sign up free to seemedian price

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Auction results: 591 2003–2026
Price range: $50–$76.1kSign up free to see
Median price: $578Sign up free to see 370 sold
Most recent sale: $1.4kSign up free to see Sep 2026, Venator & Hanstein
Record sale: $76.1kSign up free to see 2024, Kornfeld

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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 Palazzo fabbricato sul Quirinale per le Segreterie de Brevi e della Sacra Consulta
Etching
15 3/4 in. x 24 in.
Sloans & Kenyon · Jun 21, 2014 · Lot 900
$150≈ £88≈ €110HammerSign up free to seeEst. $300–400View at Sloans & Kenyon ↗
Veduta della Facciato della Basilica di S
Etching
19 3/4 in. x 28 1/2 in.
Sloans & Kenyon · Jun 21, 2014 · Lot 901
$300≈ £176≈ €221HammerSign up free to seeEst. $400–600View at Sloans & Kenyon ↗
Veduta interna della Villa di Mecenate, 1764
Etching
47,8 x 63,2 cm (18,8 x 24,8 in)
Ketterer Kunst · May 24, 2014 · Lot 29
€938≈ $1,278≈ £759Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €600–View at Ketterer Kunst ↗
Veduta Della Piazza Di Monte CavalloAfter the artist
Etching
19 in. x 28 in.
Sloans & Kenyon · Apr 12, 2014 · Lot 890
$90≈ £54≈ €65HammerSign up free to seeEst. $200–400View at Sloans & Kenyon ↗
Vaso antico di marmo presso S
Etching
20 3/4 in. x 15 in.
Sloans & Kenyon · Feb 8, 2014 · Lot 849
$325≈ £199≈ €239HammerSign up free to seeEst. $600–800View at Sloans & Kenyon ↗
The Warwick Vase etching from the folio: "Vasi, Candelabri, Cippi I" Rome Edition ca. 1778- Pl.# 03,
44 x 59cm (17 5/16 x 23 1/4in).
Bonhams · Nov 27, 2013 · Lot 231
£688≈ $1,121≈ €824Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £600–800View at Bonhams ↗
Veduta dell' Anfiteatro Flavio, detto il Colosseo
Engraving
44 x 72cm and similar, one unframed. (6)
Bonhams · Nov 27, 2013 · Lot 233
£875≈ $1,426≈ €1,049Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £500–700View at Bonhams ↗
Blatt IV der vierzehnteiligen Folge der "Invenzioni Capric di Carceri" (The Grand Piazza), 1749
Etching
54,4 x 41,1 cm (21,4 x 16,1 in)
Ketterer Kunst · Nov 22, 2013 · Lot 62
€17,500≈ $23,657≈ £14,602Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €5,000–View at Ketterer Kunst ↗
Blatt II der sechzehnteiligen Folge der "Carceri d'Invenzione" (The Man on the Rack), 1749
Etching
56 x 41,5 cm (22 x 16,3 in)
Ketterer Kunst · Nov 22, 2013 · Lot 63
€2,250≈ $3,042≈ £1,877Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €2,000–View at Ketterer Kunst ↗
Blatt III der sechzehnteiligen Folge der "Carceri d'Invenzione" (The Round Tower), 1749
Etching
54,8 x 41,5 cm (21,5 x 16,3 in)
Ketterer Kunst · Nov 22, 2013 · Lot 64
€6,500≈ $8,787≈ £5,424Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €2,000–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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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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