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Piranesi

Architectural visions, Roman ruins and impossible prisons

Giovanni Battista Piranesi (1720–1778) transformed architecture into a theatre of the imagination. His etchings make stairs, bridges, ruins and stonework feel at once precise and impossible.

This focused selection brings together twelve works chosen for their graphic structure, architectural drama and sense of atmosphere. They are made to give a study, reading room or gallery wall a point of view.

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Piranesi 12

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The Gothic Arch from Imaginary Prisons by Giovanni Battista Piranesi

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The Gothic Arch

Architectural Etching

Piranesi’s impossible Gothic architecture turns staircases, bridges and shadow into a maze without a destination.

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View of Ponte Lugano on the Anio, from Views of Rome

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View of Ponte Lugano on the Anio, from Views of Rome

Architectural Veduta

Piranesi’s Roman view balances a monumental bridge with quiet figures and open sky, bringing measured grandeur and atmosphere to a room.

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