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Sheet of Sketches: Six Figures by Giovanni Battista Piranesi — VisualArtsDB

Sheet of Sketches: Six Figures

Sheet of Sketches: Six Figures

Giovanni Battista Piranesi

1758–1778

Medium: Pen and black and gray ink on ivory laid paper
Dimensions: 23.1 × 36.5 cm (9 1/8 × 14 3/8 in.)
Genre: Drawings (visual works)
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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Transription of Ancient Latin Inscriptions and Index, from Some Views of Triumphal Arches and other monuments

Transription of Ancient Latin Inscriptions and Index, from Some Views of Triumphal Arches and other monuments

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1748

The Prisons: A Vast Interior with Trophies

The Prisons: A Vast Interior with Trophies

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1745

View of Piazza Navona above the ruins of the Circus of Domitian, from Views of Rome

View of Piazza Navona above the ruins of the Circus of Domitian, from Views of Rome

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1750

Veduta del Tempio di Antonino, oggi Dogana di Terra (View of the Temple of Antoninus, now the Land Customs Office)

Veduta del Tempio di Antonino, oggi Dogana di Terra (View of the Temple of Antoninus, now the Land Customs Office)

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1775

Trofei di Ottaviano Augusto Innalzati per la Vittoria ad Actium e Conquista dell'Egitto con Vari Altri Ornamenti Antichi

Trofei di Ottaviano Augusto Innalzati per la Vittoria ad Actium e Conquista dell'Egitto con Vari Altri Ornamenti Antichi

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1780

Prisoners on a Projecting Platform, plate 10 from Imaginary Prisons

Prisoners on a Projecting Platform, plate 10 from Imaginary Prisons

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View of the Ponte Molle [or Milvian Bridge] over the Tiber two miles outside Rome, from Views of Rome

View of the Ponte Molle [or Milvian Bridge] over the Tiber two miles outside Rome, from Views of Rome

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Interior view of the Basilica of S. Maria Maggiore, from Views of Rome

Interior view of the Basilica of S. Maria Maggiore, from Views of Rome

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1768

View of the Basilica of S. Lorenzo fuori delle Mura [S. Lorenzo outside the Walls], from Views of Rome

View of the Basilica of S. Lorenzo fuori delle Mura [S. Lorenzo outside the Walls], from Views of Rome

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1750

A., B. View of the remains of the two rows of columns in the Temple of Neptune which originally formed the colonnades along the sides of the cella, and supported the uppermost part of the roof, from Different views of Paestum

A., B. View of the remains of the two rows of columns in the Temple of Neptune which originally formed the colonnades along the sides of the cella, and supported the uppermost part of the roof, from Different views of Paestum

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1778

Dedication to Giovanni Bottari, from Some Views of Triumphal Arches and other monuments

Dedication to Giovanni Bottari, from Some Views of Triumphal Arches and other monuments

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1748

Frontispiece

Frontispiece

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1748