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Edité par Herder and Herder, New York, 1968
Vendeur : Lowry's Books, Three Rivers, MI, Etats-Unis
Hard Cover. Etat : Good. Piranesi, G.B.{engravings} (illustrateur). Good condition. The d.j. has some edge wear and the creasing. Ownership mark on the FEP. This is a large book additional shipping charges may apply outside the US. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
Edité par University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, 1969
Vendeur : Bolerium Books Inc., San Francisco, CA, Etats-Unis
Magazine / Périodique Edition originale
Magazine. 50p., 6x9 inches, interview, poetry, prose, illustrations, very good literary journal, booklet in stapled glossy pictorial wraps, mild wear to spine fold. Eleven holdings located in OCLC as of 10/2022. Appears to have ceased publication after the 5th issue in 1972.
Vendeur : Vangsgaards Antikvariat Aps, Copenhagen, Danemark
Membre d'association : ILAB
Den Kongelige Kobberstiksamling, København 2021. 4to. 178 sider. Heftet med orig. omslag. Pæn.
Vendeur : Vangsgaards Antikvariat Aps, Copenhagen, Danemark
Membre d'association : ILAB
Den Kongelige Kobberstiksamling, København 2021. 4to. 178 sider. Heftet med orig. omslag. Pæn med få brugsspor.
Edité par Dover Publications Inc., 1976
ISBN 10 : 0486233391ISBN 13 : 9780486233390
Vendeur : Anybook.com, Lincoln, Royaume-Uni
Livre
Etat : Fair. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has soft covers. Clean from markings. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,750grams, ISBN:0486233391.
Edité par Poligrafiche Riunite., Torino., 1962
Vendeur : DARIS SAS, Lucca, LU, Italie
In-8°,legatura in brossura editoriale, pp. 161,con tavole fuori testo.
Edité par Los Angeles, Calif.: Zeitlin and Ver Brugge., 1980
Vendeur : Wittenborn Art Books, San Francisco, CA, Etats-Unis
Etat : Good. Wraps; 62 items listed with 9 illustrations. 8.5x11".
Edité par Edizioni Paoline - S.A.I.E., Alba, 1969
Vendeur : Ed Buryn Books, Nevada City, CA, Etats-Unis
Edition originale
First Thus. Profusely illustrated reminiscences and accounts of Rome, text in Italian language. Nice bright clean copy of scarce book. 10-1/2 x 12, 182 pp, b/w engravings, color photos, decorative map endpapers. Fine unmarked, in Good+ bright jacket w some small edge tears & chips. Oversize Hardcover in gray cloth w stamped arch design, in color photo jacket.
Edité par Amst., Landshoff, 1974., 1974
Vendeur : Antiquariaat Fragmenta Selecta, AMSTERDAM, Pays-Bas
200 p., ills. Stiff wrappers 27x32 cm 2000 gr.
Edité par Brooklyn Museum Study Tour, New York, 1966
Vendeur : The Kelmscott Bookshop, ABAA, Savage, MD, Etats-Unis
Paper Folder. Etat : Very Good. Piranesi, G. B. (illustrateur). Piranesi, G. B. Paper Folder. 4to. 6 engravings are contained in a large gray paper folder. Each engraving is matted with matching gray material. Each engraving measures 6" x 9". The front of the folder states, "WECOME TO ROME/ Brooklyn Museum Study Tour/ September - October 1966". Minor edgewear to folder and small smudge to front flap. Engravings are clean and bright. ART/092806.
Edité par New York, Dover Publications, 1976., 1976
Vendeur : Antiquariaat Fragmenta Selecta, AMSTERDAM, Pays-Bas
XXVI p.; 82 plates. Stiff wrappers 38 cm (Heavy book, may require extra shipping costs) 2200 gr.
Edité par GALLERIA CIVICA D'ARTE MODERNA, TORINO, ITALIA, 1962
Vendeur : Gian Luigi Fine Books, Albany, NY, Etats-Unis
Livre Edition originale
PAPERBACK. Etat : VG. First Edition. ITALIAN TEXT.
Edité par Verlag Herder, 1986
ISBN 10 : 3451199459ISBN 13 : 9783451199455
Vendeur : Antiquariat Jochen Mohr -Books and Mohr-, Oberthal, Allemagne
Livre
hardcover. Etat : Sehr gut. 2., Aufl. 128 S. 9783451199455 Wir verkaufen nur, was wir auch selbst lesen würden. Sprache: Deutsch Gewicht in Gramm: 615.
Vendeur : Librisline, Valentano, VT, Italie
Unknown Binding. Etat : Used: Very Good. Libro usato, proveniente da una collezione privata. La copertina riporta gli usuali segni del tempo. Le pagine possono risultare imbrunite o opacizzante. Non sono presenti segni, annotazioni e/o sottolineature nel testo. Consegna in 24/48 h. 50-n4.
Vendeur : Librería Mireya (C/Andrés Mellado, 68), Madrid, Espagne
Madrid, Editorial Reverte, Instituto Juan de Herrera Fondo Antiguo de la Escuela Técnica Superior de Arquitectura, 1999. 23x32, IX+93pgs facsímil de la edición de 1701. Plenamente ilustrado grabados b/n- Rústica. Perfecto estado. ARQUITECTURA ANTIGUA,
Edité par Heritage Editions, (Ede),, 2012
Vendeur : Antiquariat Knut Ahnert Berlin, Berlin, Allemagne
291 S., 2 Bll., 137 Abb. nach Radierungen von Piranesi, Folio, ill. OPp.
Edité par Leipzig, Klinkhardt & Biermann [1911?] [1911?], 1911
Vendeur : Rönnells Antikvariat AB, Stockholm, Suède
28x21 cm. (8), 126 pp. + frontispiece + 63 plates. Publisher's cloth-backed boards, front hinge cracked., otherwise good. (Meister der Graphik, 6.).
Edité par Brunner & C., Como., 1920
Vendeur : Studio Bibliografico Adige, Trento, Italie
Piacevole raccolta di 40 incisioni del piranesi formato cartolina. Formato: 40 c. di tav. protette da velina, 14,5x10 cm, cartella editoriale.
Edité par , Sugarco Ed., 1991
ISBN 10 : 887198126XISBN 13 : 9788871981260
Vendeur : librisaggi, SAN VITO ROMANO, Italie
Livre
rilegato. Etat : Buono (Good). 1. Edizione del 1991. Legatura ed. oblunga. Copertina tutta tela con macchia di umidità al dorso e ai piatti. Sovraccoperta plastificata. Tagli e pagine integri. Con cofanetto lievemente sporco e scolorito. Foto parziale per grosse dimensioni esemplare cm. 31 X 42. 887198126X Buono (Good) . Book.
Edité par Trianon Press, London, 1949
Vendeur : ERIC CHAIM KLINE, BOOKSELLER (ABAA ILAB), Santa Monica, CA, Etats-Unis
Edition originale
Hardcover. Etat : Very good- condition. Piranesi, G. B. (illustrateur). First edition. Quarto (13-1/2" x 11"). Original brown cloth, spine lettered in gilt. Illustrated with an engraved frontispiece and 16 engraved plates, with letterpress descriptions on versos. This edition limited to 1,000 unsigned copies (total printing 1,212). Minor fraying at head & tail of spine. Lower half of spine water stained and with some rippling (text leaves & etchings unaffected). "Piranesi's (b. 1720) famous set of prints, the Prisons, first appeared in Rome about 1745 under the title, "Invenzioi, Capricci all'acqua forte," and were published without the name of the artist. [and were reprinted many times]. For our own period they have immense relevance. the richness of Piranesi's imagination was such that formal qualities of his work allowed him to suggest those tragic dreams that underlie human existence." (Jean Adhemar).
Edité par Libreria Radium, Rome
Vendeur : NWJbooks, Lancaster, PA, Etats-Unis
Livre
Hardcover. Etat : Fair. No Jacket. Pictorial grey boards, 9-1/2" X 13-1/2". 40 architectural plates plus index. Inscribed on the inside of the front cover by Reading, PA author & book collector J. Bennett Nolan, with his personalized bookplate. Hinges loose but not separated, corners worn.
Edité par S.n.e., 1939
Vendeur : libreria antiquaria perini Sas di Perini, Verona, VR, Italie
L'esemplare Ë costituito da due capitoli introduttivi di Valerio Mariani (datato 1939) e Giulio Ansaldi e da 47 tavole indipendenti (mm. 410x295) che riproducono alcune incisioni romane del Piranesi. Manca un indice di riferimento per verificarne la completezza. Introduzione e tavole sono conservate in un cofanetto in percallina rossa con titolo e fregi in oro. Buone condizioni.
Edité par The Trianon Press, 1949
Vendeur : Ivy Ridge Books/Scott Cranin, Fayetteville, NY, Etats-Unis
Membre d'association : IOBA
Livre
hardcover. Etat : Good. Limited Edition. No dust jacket. Folio-sized, 11.125x13.375, bound in light brown cloth, all four corners bumped, lower two have tears, spine shows wear, tears head/tail. 1 of 1000 printed, 19 of 19 plates, foxing first and last few pages. All orders packed with care, independent bookseller since 2011.
Edité par Instituto Juan de Herrera Fondo antiguo de la escuela Tecnica superior de arquitectura de Madrid, 2005
Vendeur : Libreria Anticuaria Camino de Santiago, León - Madrid, Espagne
Etat : Bueno. 70360 Piranesi, G.B 2005 Instituto Juan de Herrera Fondo antiguo de la escuela Tecnica superior de arquitectura de Madrid Facsimil . Grabado,Arquitectura.
Edité par INSTITUTO JUAN DE HERRERA, 1999
ISBN 10 : 8495365162ISBN 13 : 9788495365163
Vendeur : Iridium_Books, DH, SE, Espagne
Livre
Etat : Muy Bueno / Very Good.
Edité par Leonardo Como 1991, 1991
Vendeur : EDITORIALE UMBRA SAS, Foligno, PG, Italie
Etat : UsatoBuono. Magnif. ril. in cart., dorso in sky rosso, tit. in oro, cm 54x41, 50 splend. tavv, di cui alcune ripiegate, con riproduzione delle incisioni su carta speciale. Edizione numerata di 500 esempl., la ns. è il n° 494.
Edité par Rome
Vendeur : Alexandre Antique Prints, Maps & Books, Toronto, ON, Canada
Art / Affiche / Gravure
Etat : Excellent. John Wilton-Ely 304There is a watermark present in the shape of a fleur-de-lis but presicely which one is unknown due to the heavy ink1760-1790This print is from the series \"Le Antichita Romane\" \"After over eight years of careful study and excavation Piranesi produced this four-volume work which swiftly established his reputation in Europe as the leading protagonist of Roman archaeology. More than other such antiquarian works, the 250 plates of the Antichita played a dominant role in conveying information, and Piranesi was to develop a whole new range of specialized illustarions in order to reveal aspects of antiquity which had hitherto been largely neglected. His aim, as with all his archaeological publications, was two-fold - to record the vanishing past for scholars and to inspire contemporary designers to emilate the achievements of the past.\" (John Wilton Ely pg 327)Giovanni Battista Piranesi was one of the leading figures in the development of the neoclassical style in the late 18th Century. As architect, archaeologist, artist, designer, collector, and antiquities dealer, he produced a series of etchings and engravings depicting the glories of ancient Rome. These fine prints served as source material for other architects and designers. He was born in Venice on the 4th October 1720. The son of a stone-mason, he was educated as an architect under his maternal uncle Matto Lucchesi and under Carlo Zucchi. In 1740 Piranesi left Venice for Rome, there he studied etching under Giuseppe Vasi. He appears to have had little success in these early years in Rome and as his father was unable to continue his allowance returned to Venice in 1744. He was soon, however, encouraged to return to Rome by Giuseppe Wagner, a successful engraver and publisher of Venice. This time he achieved success, and a constant series of works, illustrating architecture and antiquities, issued from his studio until his death in 1778. His output in etched plates is enormous (about 1000 numbers in all). While he achieved a work of magnitude in pictorial records of Roman monuments of antiquity and of the Renaissance, and gave immense archæological, antiquarian, and topographical value to this work, the artistic quality always predominates. He was fond of peopling his ruins with Callot-like figures, and \"like Callot makes great use of the swelling line\" (Hind). He had two sons and a daughter, all of whom helped him in his work and after his death carried on his publications in Rome and Paris. They were Francesco (born 1748 or 1756; died 1810), Pietro (who lived till after 1807) and Laura (born 1750). His position in Rome and in Europe after 1760 was a prominent one. He was well-known figure to the wealthy English visitors in Rome and was elected a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries in 1757. Most of his life was passed in Rome, etching, writing, publishing, and directing a workshop in which the restoration and sale of antiques played a considerable part.He was famous for his poetic views of Rome and also his fantastic imaginary interiors. His skills, allied to his deep knowledge of archaeology, provided the substance for his Vedute (Views), a series of 135 etchings of ancient and contemporary Rome, published from 1745 onwards, which established the popular mental image of the city. Vasi.et Ornamenti Antichi was a collection of 110 etchings documenting large sculptural vases, together with other antiquities excavated (and in some cases created) in Italy in the 18th century. The prints were initially separately issued and sold by Piranesi over a period of several years and subsequently collected in two folio volumes, each with its own title page, in 1778. They illustrate a wide range of genuine antiquities, as well as Piranesi\'s own collections, from utilitarian objects such as cinerary urns, lamps, and sarcophagi to monumental vases. The plates in Vasi often included text by Piranesi with information about where the objects were discovered and their contemporary location, and the prints bore dedications to his patrons, colleagues, visitors and influential people. He believed absolutely in the supremacy of Roman over Greek architecture, an argument he expounded most forcefully in his Della magnificenza ed architettura dei Romani (On the Magnificence of Roman Architecture, 1761). his romanticized views and imaginary interiors had a profound effect on stage designers, painters of capricci such as Hubert Robert, and even writers: William Beckford, the author of the Gothic novel and Vathek . In the 20th century his imaginary interiors have been admired by the Surrealists . Reference: John Wilton-Ely. Giovanni Battista Piranesi: The Complete Etchings. San Francisco: Alan Wofsy Fine Arts, 1994. 2 volumes. Chapter F.II. Volume II. pp. 961-62. \"The Bulfinch Guide to Art History\"Hind : Giovanni Battista Piranesi A critical study, Image Size : 120x195 (mm), 4.75x7.625 (Inches), Platemark Size : 135x197 (mm), 5.25x7.75 (Inches), Paper Size : 245x380 (mm), 9.625x15 (Inches), Black & White, Copper Engraving.
Edité par Paris
Vendeur : Alexandre Antique Prints, Maps & Books, Toronto, ON, Canada
Art / Affiche / Gravure
Etat : Excellent. John Wilton-Ely plate 650Piranesi\'s magnificent rendering of ancient Roman vases. This print was published between 1806-1833. Giovanni Battista Piranesi was one of the leading figures in the development of the neoclassical style in the late 18th Century. As architect, archaeologist, artist, designer, collector, and antiquities dealer, he produced a series of etchings and engravings depicting the glories of ancient Rome. These fine prints served as source material for other architects and designers. He was born in Venice on the 4th October 1720. The son of a stone-mason, he was educated as an architect under his maternal uncle Matto Lucchesi and under Carlo Zucchi. In 1740 Piranesi left Venice for Rome, there he studied etching under Giuseppe Vasi. He appears to have had little success in these early years in Rome and as his father was unable to continue his allowance returned to Venice in 1744. He was soon, however, encouraged to return to Rome by Giuseppe Wagner, a successful engraver and publisher of Venice. This time he achieved success, and a constant series of works, illustrating architecture and antiquities, issued from his studio until his death in 1778. His output in etched plates is enormous (about 1000 numbers in all). While he achieved a work of magnitude in pictorial records of Roman monuments of antiquity and of the Renaissance, and gave immense archæological, antiquarian, and topographical value to this work, the artistic quality always predominates. He was fond of peopling his ruins with Callot-like figures, and \"like Callot makes great use of the swelling line\" (Hind). He had two sons and a daughter, all of whom helped him in his work and after his death carried on his publications in Rome and Paris. They were Francesco (born 1748 or 1756; died 1810), Pietro (who lived till after 1807) and Laura (born 1750). His position in Rome and in Europe after 1760 was a prominent one. He was well-known figure to the wealthy English visitors in Rome and was elected a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries in 1757. Most of his life was passed in Rome, etching, writing, publishing, and directing a workshop in which the restoration and sale of antiques played a considerable part.He was famous for his poetic views of Rome and also his fantastic imaginary interiors. His skills, allied to his deep knowledge of archaeology, provided the substance for his Vedute (Views), a series of 135 etchings of ancient and contemporary Rome, published from 1745 onwards, which established the popular mental image of the city. Vasi.et Ornamenti Antichi was a collection of 110 etchings documenting large sculptural vases, together with other antiquities excavated (and in some cases created) in Italy in the 18th century. The prints were initially separately issued and sold by Piranesi over a period of several years and subsequently collected in two folio volumes, each with its own title page, in 1778. They illustrate a wide range of genuine antiquities, as well as Piranesi\'s own collections, from utilitarian objects such as cinerary urns, lamps, and sarcophagi to monumental vases. The plates in Vasi often included text by Piranesi with information about where the objects were discovered and their contemporary location, and the prints bore dedications to his patrons, colleagues, visitors and influential people. He believed absolutely in the supremacy of Roman over Greek architecture, an argument he expounded most forcefully in his Della magnificenza ed architettura dei Romani (On the Magnificence of Roman Architecture, 1761). his romanticized views and imaginary interiors had a profound effect on stage designers, painters of capricci such as Hubert Robert, and even writers: William Beckford, the author of the Gothic novel and Vathek . In the 20th century his imaginary interiors have been admired by the Surrealists . Reference: John Wilton-Ely. Giovanni Battista Piranesi: The Complete Etchings. San Francisco: Alan Wofsy Fine Arts, 1994. 2 volumes. Chapter F.II. Volume II. pp. 961-62. \"The Bulfinch Guide to Art History\"Hind : Giovanni Battista Piranesi A critical study, Image Size : , Platemark Size : 437x236 (mm), 17.25x9.25 (Inches), Paper Size : 605x445 (mm), 23.75x17.5 (Inches), Black & White, Copper Engraving.
Edité par Paris, 1806
Vendeur : Alexandre Antique Prints, Maps & Books, Toronto, ON, Canada
Art / Affiche / Gravure
Etat : Excellent. John Wilton-Ely 667This print was published between 1806-1833. Giovanni Battista Piranesi was one of the leading figures in the development of the neoclassical style in the late 18th Century. As architect, archaeologist, artist, designer, collector, and antiquities dealer, he produced a series of etchings and engravings depicting the glories of ancient Rome. These fine prints served as source material for other architects and designers. He was born in Venice on the 4th October 1720. The son of a stone-mason, he was educated as an architect under his maternal uncle Matto Lucchesi and under Carlo Zucchi. In 1740 Piranesi left Venice for Rome, there he studied etching under Giuseppe Vasi. He appears to have had little success in these early years in Rome and as his father was unable to continue his allowance returned to Venice in 1744. He was soon, however, encouraged to return to Rome by Giuseppe Wagner, a successful engraver and publisher of Venice. This time he achieved success, and a constant series of works, illustrating architecture and antiquities, issued from his studio until his death in 1778. His output in etched plates is enormous (about 1000 numbers in all). While he achieved a work of magnitude in pictorial records of Roman monuments of antiquity and of the Renaissance, and gave immense archæological, antiquarian, and topographical value to this work, the artistic quality always predominates. He was fond of peopling his ruins with Callot-like figures, and "like Callot makes great use of the swelling line" (Hind). He had two sons and a daughter, all of whom helped him in his work and after his death carried on his publications in Rome and Paris. They were Francesco (born 1748 or 1756; died 1810), Pietro (who lived till after 1807) and Laura (born 1750). His position in Rome and in Europe after 1760 was a prominent one. He was well-known figure to the wealthy English visitors in Rome and was elected a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries in 1757. Most of his life was passed in Rome, etching, writing, publishing, and directing a workshop in which the restoration and sale of antiques played a considerable part.He was famous for his poetic views of Rome and also his fantastic imaginary interiors. His skills, allied to his deep knowledge of archaeology, provided the substance for his Vedute (Views), a series of 135 etchings of ancient and contemporary Rome, published from 1745 onwards, which established the popular mental image of the city. Vasi.et Ornamenti Antichi was a collection of 110 etchings documenting large sculptural vases, together with other antiquities excavated (and in some cases created) in Italy in the 18th century. The prints were initially separately issued and sold by Piranesi over a period of several years and subsequently collected in two folio volumes, each with its own title page, in 1778. They illustrate a wide range of genuine antiquities, as well as Piranesi's own collections, from utilitarian objects such as cinerary urns, lamps, and sarcophagi to monumental vases. The plates in Vasi often included text by Piranesi with information about where the objects were discovered and their contemporary location, and the prints bore dedications to his patrons, colleagues, visitors and influential people. He believed absolutely in the supremacy of Roman over Greek architecture, an argument he expounded most forcefully in his Della magnificenza ed architettura dei Romani (On the Magnificence of Roman Architecture, 1761). his romanticized views and imaginary interiors had a profound effect on stage designers, painters of capricci such as Hubert Robert, and even writers: William Beckford, the author of the Gothic novel and Vathek . In the 20th century his imaginary interiors have been admired by the Surrealists . Reference: John Wilton-Ely. Giovanni Battista Piranesi: The Complete Etchings. San Francisco: Alan Wofsy Fine Arts, 1994. 2 volumes. Chapter F.II. Volume II. pp. 961-62. "The Bulfinch Guide to Art History"Hind : Giovanni Battista Piranesi A critical study, Image Size : 310x235 (mm), 12.25x9.25 (Inches), Platemark Size : 340x240 (mm), 13.375x9.5 (Inches), Paper Size : 600x440 (mm), 23.625x17.25 (Inches), Black & White, Copper Engraving.
Edité par Paris, 1806
Vendeur : Alexandre Antique Prints, Maps & Books, Toronto, ON, Canada
Art / Affiche / Gravure
Etat : Excellent. This print was published between 1806-1833. John Wilton-Ely 659No watermark is present. From the series "Antichita d'Albano e di Castel Gandolfo"Giovanni Battista Piranesi was one of the leading figures in the development of the neoclassical style in the late 18th Century. As architect, archaeologist, artist, designer, collector, and antiquities dealer, he produced a series of etchings and engravings depicting the glories of ancient Rome. These fine prints served as source material for other architects and designers. He was born in Venice on the 4th October 1720. The son of a stone-mason, he was educated as an architect under his maternal uncle Matto Lucchesi and under Carlo Zucchi. In 1740 Piranesi left Venice for Rome, there he studied etching under Giuseppe Vasi. He appears to have had little success in these early years in Rome and as his father was unable to continue his allowance returned to Venice in 1744. He was soon, however, encouraged to return to Rome by Giuseppe Wagner, a successful engraver and publisher of Venice. This time he achieved success, and a constant series of works, illustrating architecture and antiquities, issued from his studio until his death in 1778. His output in etched plates is enormous (about 1000 numbers in all). While he achieved a work of magnitude in pictorial records of Roman monuments of antiquity and of the Renaissance, and gave immense archæological, antiquarian, and topographical value to this work, the artistic quality always predominates. He was fond of peopling his ruins with Callot-like figures, and "like Callot makes great use of the swelling line" (Hind). He had two sons and a daughter, all of whom helped him in his work and after his death carried on his publications in Rome and Paris. They were Francesco (born 1748 or 1756; died 1810), Pietro (who lived till after 1807) and Laura (born 1750). His position in Rome and in Europe after 1760 was a prominent one. He was well-known figure to the wealthy English visitors in Rome and was elected a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries in 1757. Most of his life was passed in Rome, etching, writing, publishing, and directing a workshop in which the restoration and sale of antiques played a considerable part.He was famous for his poetic views of Rome and also his fantastic imaginary interiors. His skills, allied to his deep knowledge of archaeology, provided the substance for his Vedute (Views), a series of 135 etchings of ancient and contemporary Rome, published from 1745 onwards, which established the popular mental image of the city. Vasi.et Ornamenti Antichi was a collection of 110 etchings documenting large sculptural vases, together with other antiquities excavated (and in some cases created) in Italy in the 18th century. The prints were initially separately issued and sold by Piranesi over a period of several years and subsequently collected in two folio volumes, each with its own title page, in 1778. They illustrate a wide range of genuine antiquities, as well as Piranesi's own collections, from utilitarian objects such as cinerary urns, lamps, and sarcophagi to monumental vases. The plates in Vasi often included text by Piranesi with information about where the objects were discovered and their contemporary location, and the prints bore dedications to his patrons, colleagues, visitors and influential people. He believed absolutely in the supremacy of Roman over Greek architecture, an argument he expounded most forcefully in his Della magnificenza ed architettura dei Romani (On the Magnificence of Roman Architecture, 1761). his romanticized views and imaginary interiors had a profound effect on stage designers, painters of capricci such as Hubert Robert, and even writers: William Beckford, the author of the Gothic novel and Vathek . In the 20th century his imaginary interiors have been admired by the Surrealists . Reference: John Wilton-Ely. Giovanni Battista Piranesi: The Complete Etchings. San Francisco: Alan Wofsy Fine Arts, 1994. 2 volumes. Chapter F.II. Volume II. pp. 961-62. "The Bulfinch Guide to Art History"Hind : Giovanni Battista Piranesi A critical study, Image Size : 469x275 (mm), 18.5x10.875 (Inches), Platemark Size : 475x280 (mm), 18.75x11 (Inches), Paper Size : 605x435 (mm), 23.75x17.125 (Inches), Black & White, Copper Engraving.