Giovanni Battista Piranesi
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Giovanni Battista Piranesi #1,622

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person1720–1778
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Selected Works315

Museum Acquisitions

Art Institute of Chicago, Berlin State Museums, Cleveland Museum of Art, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Art Institute of Chicago
The Monumnental Tablet, from the Grotteschi
The Monumnental Tablet, from the Grotteschi, 1747
Acquired 2025
Etching, engraving, and drypoint on off-white paper
Art Institute of Chicago
Sepolcro delle tre fratelli Curiati in Albano (Tomb of the Three Curiatii Brothers in Albano), from the Antichità Romane de' Tempi della Repubblica
Sepolcro delle tre fratelli Curiati in Albano (Tomb of the Three Curiatii Brothers in Albano), from the Antichità Romane de' Tempi della Repubblica, 1748
Acquired 2025
Etching and engraving on off-white laid paper
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Trofei de Daci de Sarmati ed altri Popoli Alleati Scolpiti nella Fascia e nel Piedestallo della Colonna Trajana (Trophies of the Dacians, the Sarmatians and other allied peoples, carved on the surface and pedestal of Trajan’s Column)
Trofei de Daci de Sarmati ed altri Popoli Alleati Scolpiti nella Fascia e nel Piedestallo della Colonna Trajana (Trophies of the Dacians, the Sarmatians and other allied peoples, carved on the surface and pedestal of Trajan’s Column), 1774
Acquired 2025
Engraving and etching on two joined sheets of laid paper
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Colonna Trajan (Column of Trajan)
Colonna Trajan (Column of Trajan), 1758
Acquired 2025
Etching with engraving on laid paper, state I/VII, First Roman Edition
Art Institute of Chicago
The Remains of the Mausoleum of Augustus, plate XXI from The Campus Martius of Ancient Rome
The Remains of the Mausoleum of Augustus, plate XXI from The Campus Martius of Ancient Rome, 1762
Acquired 2022
Etching in black ink on cream laid paper
Art Institute of Chicago
Temple of Sol and Luna…, from Views of Rome (Tempi del Sole e della Luna, o come altri, d'Iside e Serapi, from Vedute di Roma)
Temple of Sol and Luna…, from Views of Rome (Tempi del Sole e della Luna, o come altri, d'Iside e Serapi, from Vedute di Roma), 1760
Acquired 2020
Etching in black on ivory laid paper
Art Institute of Chicago
The Campus Martius of Ancient Rome, the Work of G.B. Piranesi, Fellow of the Royal Society of Antiquaries, London
The Campus Martius of Ancient Rome, the Work of G.B. Piranesi, Fellow of the Royal Society of Antiquaries, London, 1762
Acquired 2016
Book with forty-nine etchings in black on ivory wove paper
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
The Skeletons
The Skeletons, 1748
Acquired 2013
Etching with engraving, drypoint, and burnishing on cream laid paper, state II/V
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Veduta della Piazza di Monte Cavallo (The Piazza Quirinale with the statues of the Horse Tamers)
Veduta della Piazza di Monte Cavallo (The Piazza Quirinale with the statues of the Horse Tamers), 1760
Acquired 2013
Etching with engraving on laid paper, possibly state IV/VI
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Veduta dell' Anfiteatro Flavio detto il Colosseo (View of the Flavian Amphitheater known as the Colosseum)
Veduta dell' Anfiteatro Flavio detto il Colosseo (View of the Flavian Amphitheater known as the Colosseum), 1776
Acquired 2012
Etching on laid paper, state I/IV
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Chimneypiece in the Egyptian style: Two mummies in profile on the left and two figures bearing obelisks on the right.
Chimneypiece in the Egyptian style: Two mummies in profile on the left and two figures bearing obelisks on the right., 1769
Acquired 1999
Etching
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Chimneypiece in the Egyptian style: Groups of three crouching figures on each jamb.
Chimneypiece in the Egyptian style: Groups of three crouching figures on each jamb., 1769
Acquired 1999
Etching
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Chimneypiece in the Egyptian style: Lintel with addorsed Sphinxes flanked by bulls in profile.
Chimneypiece in the Egyptian style: Lintel with addorsed Sphinxes flanked by bulls in profile., 1769
Acquired 1999
Etching
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
View of the Small Waterfall and Rapids, Tivoli
View of the Small Waterfall and Rapids, Tivoli, 1769
Acquired 1997
Etching
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
View of the Temple of Bacchus, now the church of San Urbano, two miles distant from Rome, beyond the Porta San Sebastiano...
View of the Temple of Bacchus, now the church of San Urbano, two miles distant from Rome, beyond the Porta San Sebastiano..., 1760
Acquired 1997
Etching
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Magnificent Architectural Space
Magnificent Architectural Space, 1743
Acquired 1995
Etching with engraving and drypoint
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Interior of a Prison
Interior of a Prison, 1743
Acquired 1995
Etching with engraving and drypoint
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Courtyard Surrounded by Porticoes
Courtyard Surrounded by Porticoes, 1743
Acquired 1995
Etching with engraving and drypoint
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Ancient Forum Surrounded by Porticoes
Ancient Forum Surrounded by Porticoes, 1743
Acquired 1995
Etching with engraving and drypoint
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Group of columns which support two arches of a great courtyard...
Group of columns which support two arches of a great courtyard..., 1743
Acquired 1995
Etching with engraving and drypoint
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Imaginary ancient temple designed in the style of those built in honor of the Goddess Vesta: in the center is the great altar on which the Vestal Virgins preserved the inextinguishable sacred fire...
Imaginary ancient temple designed in the style of those built in honor of the Goddess Vesta: in the center is the great altar on which the Vestal Virgins preserved the inextinguishable sacred fire..., 1743
Acquired 1995
Etching with engraving and drypoint
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Hall in the Corinthian Order
Hall in the Corinthian Order, 1743
Acquired 1995
Etching with engraving and drypoint
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Sculpture Gallery
Sculpture Gallery, 1743
Acquired 1995
Etching, engraving, and drypoint
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Prima Parte di Architetture e Prospettive
Prima Parte di Architetture e Prospettive, 1743
Acquired 1995
Etching with engraving and drypoint
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Imaginary Appearance of the Ancient Capitol
Imaginary Appearance of the Ancient Capitol, 1743
Acquired 1995
Etching, engraving, and drypoint

Previous Sales

Sotheby's
Study of Three Men, two standing and one seated
Study of Three Men, two standing and one seated
$15,600
Feb 2025
Sotheby's
Standing Man with a Walking Stick Wearing a Tricorn Hat
Standing Man with a Walking Stick Wearing a Tricorn Hat, 1753
Sold
Jul 2021

For Sale

Wallector · Artsy
The Trajan's Column
The Trajan's Column, 1990
€1,800
Offset
Wallector · Artsy
Vaso Anzio di Marmo press S.E. il Sig. Schowvaloff
Vaso Anzio di Marmo press S.E. il Sig. Schowvaloff, 1778
€1,200
Etching
Wallector · Artsy
Elisha Resurrects the Shunammite's Son
Elisha Resurrects the Shunammite's Son, 1627
€1,200
Etching
Wallector · Artsy
Veduta del Tempio di Antonino e Faustina in Campo Vaccino
Veduta del Tempio di Antonino e Faustina in Campo Vaccino, 1758
£3,200
Etching and Drypoint
Composition.Gallery · Artsy
Veduta del templo della Sibilla in Tivoli
Veduta del templo della Sibilla in Tivoli, 1761
€1,550
Etching
Composition.Gallery · Artsy
Vista da Basilica de S. Lorenzo de Fora
Vista da Basilica de S. Lorenzo de Fora, 1750
€1,650
Etching
Composition.Gallery · Artsy
Veduta della Basilica di S.Sebastiano fuori delle mura di Roma, su la via Appia
Veduta della Basilica di S.Sebastiano fuori delle mura di Roma, su la via Appia, 1750
€1,550
Etching
RoGallery · Artsy
Veduta delle Antiche Sostruzioni
Veduta delle Antiche Sostruzioni, 1776
US$3,000
Etching
Odalys · Artsy
Veduta della Basilica e Piazza si S. Pietro in Vaticano
Veduta della Basilica e Piazza si S. Pietro in Vaticano
US$2,100
Engraved
SalamonArt · Artsy
Piranesi II.
Piranesi II., 2020
€500
Fine Art Print
SalamonArt · Artsy
Piranesi IV.
Piranesi IV., 2020
€980
Fine Art Print
Wallector · Artsy
Frontispiece from "Carceri d'Invenzione - Etching by G. B. Piranesi - 1749/59
Frontispiece from "Carceri d'Invenzione - Etching by G. B. Piranesi - 1749/59, 1749
£21,000
Original Etching
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A unique chance to immerse yourself in the world of engravings at Nuneaton Museum & Art Gallery
Apr 8, 2026
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5 noteworthy art gallery exhibitions to check out during Expo Chicago
Apr 8, 2026
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Print Quarterly Volume XLIII - Number 1 - March 2026
Mar 31, 2026
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7 museum openings of 2025 2605275
Mar 18, 2026
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Giovanni Battista Piranesi: Visions of Grandeur
Sep 5, 2025
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Capture the Senses: Attraction and Horror in Early Modern Art // Haggerty
Jul 15, 2025
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Giovanni Battista Piranesi dies
Jan 1, 1778
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birth
Giovanni Battista Piranesi born
Jan 1, 1720