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

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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 di un Eliocamino per abitarvi I'lnverno..., from Vedute di Roma (H. 133; WE. 266; F. 847), 1777
Etching · Paper
16 3/4 x 24in
Bonhams · Aug 26, 2012 · Lot 7076
$350≈ £221≈ €279Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $200–400View at Bonhams ↗
Veduta del Tempio de Cibele a Piazza della Bocca della Verita, from Vedute di Roma (H. 47), 1758
Etching · Paper
15 3/4 x 23 3/4in
Bonhams · Aug 19, 2012 · Lot 2147
$200≈ £127≈ €163Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $400–600View at Bonhams ↗
Veduta del Ponte Ferrato..., from La Antichità Romane (W.E. 489; F. 356), 1756
Etching · Paper
sight 15 3/4 x 24in
Bonhams · Apr 29, 2012 · Lot 7085
$375≈ £231≈ €283Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $500–700View at Bonhams ↗
Veduta della Basilica di S. Lorenzo fuor delle mura..., from Vedute di Roma (H. 12; WE. 186; F. 730), 1750
Etching · Paper
15 x 26 1/4in
Bonhams · Apr 29, 2012 · Lot 7089
$375≈ £231≈ €283Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $400–600View at Bonhams ↗
Veduta degli avanzi superiori delle Terme di Diocleziano..., from Vedute di Roma (H. 116; WE. 249; F. 834), 1774
Etching · Paper
17 1/4 x 27 1/8in
Bonhams · Apr 29, 2012 · Lot 7090
$375≈ £231≈ €283Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $400–600View at Bonhams ↗
Der Triumphbogen, 1747
Etching
39,2 x 54,7 cm (15,4 x 21,5 in)
Ketterer Kunst · Apr 26, 2012 · Lot 85
€625≈ $826≈ £510Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €800–View at Ketterer Kunst ↗
Blatt XVI der sechzehnteiligen Folge der "Carceri d'Invenzione", 1749
Etching
40,5 x 54,7 cm (15,9 x 21,5 in)
Ketterer Kunst · Apr 26, 2012 · Lot 86
€2,375≈ $3,139≈ £1,939Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €1,800–View at Ketterer Kunst ↗
Veduta di Piazza Navona sopra le rovine del Circo Agonale, 1773
Etching
47 x 70,6 cm (18,5 x 27,7 in)
Ketterer Kunst · Apr 26, 2012 · Lot 88
€2,506≈ $3,312≈ £2,046Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €1,800–View at Ketterer Kunst ↗
Veduta del Pantheon d'Agrippa oggi Chiesa di S. Maria ad Martyres, 1761
Etching
48 x 69,8 cm (18,8 x 27,4 in)
Ketterer Kunst · Apr 26, 2012 · Lot 89
€938≈ $1,240≈ £766Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €900–View at Ketterer Kunst ↗
Veduta del Romano Campidoglio con Scalinata che va alla Chiesa d'Araceli, 1775
Etching
40,7 x 54,5 cm (16 x 21,4 in)
Ketterer Kunst · Apr 26, 2012 · Lot 90
€1,250≈ $1,652≈ £1,020Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €1,200–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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