Giovanni Battista Piranesi Wall Decorations
Italian, 1720-1778
Piranesi was born in Venice in 1720 and died in Rome in 1778. He was the son of a stone mason and was trained as an architect. After a slow start he eventually achieved great success as an architect, archaeologist, artist, designer, collector, and antiquities dealer. His mission was to glorify the architecture of ancient Rome through his engravings and etchings. His highly dramatized prints often depict imaginary interiors and frequently include figures in mysterious activities, who are dwarfed by the magnitude of their monumental surroundings.
Piranesi's style greatly influenced the neoclassical art movement of the late 18th century. His dramatic scenes inspired generations of set designers, as well as artists, architects and writers. His prints have continued to increase in value to institutions and collectors.to
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Creator: Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Italian Contemporary Hand Coloured Red Blue Roman Vase Print G.B Piranesi 1 of 2
By Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Located in Scandicci, Florence
Large Roman marble vase printed on a hand press on 100% cotton engraving paper.
Completely handpainted with a cream wash, pompeian red and blue highlights and details.
Light brown ma...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Neoclassical Giovanni Battista Piranesi Wall Decorations
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Italian Contemporary Hand Coloured Red Blue Roman Vase Print G.B Piranesi 2 of 2
By Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Located in Scandicci, Florence
Large Roman marble vase printed on a hand press on 100% cotton engraving paper.
Completely handpainted with a cream wash, pompeian red and blue highlights and details.
Light brown ma...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Neoclassical Giovanni Battista Piranesi Wall Decorations
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Early Giovanni Battista Piranesi Castel Sant
Angelo Veduti Di Roma Wall Decor
By Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Early Giovanni Battista Piranesi Castel Sant'Angelo Veduti Di Roma Wall Decor . Large 18th Century Etching / Engraving Of The Ruins Of Rome An Early Print Of Castle Saint Angelo By G...
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18th Century Italian Antique Giovanni Battista Piranesi Wall Decorations
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Giovanni Battista Piranesi (Italian, 1720–1778), Engraving of an Urn
By Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Located in Downingtown, PA
Giovanni Battista Piranesi (Italian, 1720–1778)
Engraving of an Urn
Rome, circa 1768–1778
Etching on paper
Dimensions: 35 × 29 1/8 × 1 1/2 in.
Executed and published in Rome during...
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Contemporary Italian Hand Coloured Vase Print in Villa Lante G.B Piranesi 2 of 2
By Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Located in Scandicci, Florence
Extra large Roman marble vase on a porphyry pedestal printed on a hand press on 100% cotton engraving paper.
Completely handpainted with a cream wash, umber highlights, and matte bla...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Neoclassical Giovanni Battista Piranesi Wall Decorations
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Wood, Paper
Contemporary Italian Hand Coloured Vase Print in Villa Lante G.B Piranesi 1 of 2
By Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Located in Scandicci, Florence
Extra large Roman marble vase on a porphyry pedestal printed on a hand press on 100% cotton engraving paper.
Completely handpainted with a cream wash, umber highlights, and matte bla...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Neoclassical Giovanni Battista Piranesi Wall Decorations
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Giovanni Battista Piranesi (Italian, 1720–1778), Engraving of an Ancient Marble
By Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Located in Downingtown, PA
Giovanni Battista Piranesi (Italian, 1720–1778)
Engraving of an Ancient Marble Altar (Urn)
Rome, circa 1768–1778
Etching on paper
Dimensions: 35 inches × 29 1/8 inches × 1 1/2 inche...
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1760s Italian Georgian Antique Giovanni Battista Piranesi Wall Decorations
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Paper
Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 18th C. Engraving, View Of The Ruins
By Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Italian, 1720-1778. With an expected fold down the middle. View of the "Casa Aurea Nerone". From the "Veduta di Roma" series. Artist name in plate lower right.
Dimensions: sight 17...
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18th Century Italian Renaissance Antique Giovanni Battista Piranesi Wall Decorations
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Glass, Wood, Paper
Neoclassical Etching of Roman Candelabra by Giovanni Battista Piranesi
By Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Located in Stamford, CT
Neoclassical Etching of three ancient Roman candelabra by Giovanni Battista Piranesi (1720-1778) originally published in 1778 as Vasi, candelabri...
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Late 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Giovanni Battista Piranesi Wall Decorations
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Neoclassical Etching of a Roman Candelabrum by Giovanni Battista Piranesi
By Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Located in Stamford, CT
Neoclassical Etching of three ancient Roman urn on pedestal, two oil lamps and a vase by Giovanni Battista Piranesi (1720-1778) originally publis...
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Late 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Giovanni Battista Piranesi Wall Decorations
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Copper Plate Engravings by Giovanni Battista Piranesi
By Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Located in San Francisco, CA
Set of etchings of views of a Greek ceremonial klismos chair.
In his fifties, G.B. Piranesi was interested in archaeology and studied in Southern Ita...
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1770s Italian Neoclassical Antique Giovanni Battista Piranesi Wall Decorations
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Wood, Paper
$7,000 Sale Price / set
30% Off
A Pair of Engravings of a Neo Classical tUrns by G.B. Piranesi/F. Piranesi
By Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A pair of early 19 Century period framed and matted engravings of neoclassical urns from the copper plate catalogue of Giovanni Battista Piranesi (1720-1778) engraved posthumous...
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Early 19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Giovanni Battista Piranesi Wall Decorations
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Original Piranesi Framed Engraving of a Monument in the Form of a Cornucopia
By Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Located in San Francisco, CA
Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Italian 1720-1778) Engraving on wove paper depicting an ancient Roman funeral monument in the form of a cornucopia from the Via...
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Early 19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Giovanni Battista Piranesi Wall Decorations
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Giovanni Battista Piranesi Engraving
By Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Located in Winter Park, FL
A large 19th Century engraving by Giovanni Battista Piranesi depicting the decoration on the leg armor worn by a Roman gladiator. The illustration includes masks and emblems of Bacch...
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19th Century French Baroque Antique Giovanni Battista Piranesi Wall Decorations
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Paper
Early Giovanni Battista Piranesi Castel Sant
Angelo Veduti Di Roma Wall Decor
By Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Early Giovanni Battista Piranesi Castel Sant'Angelo Veduti Di Roma Wall Décor . Large 18th Century Etching / Engraving Of The Views Of Rome An Early Print View...
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18th Century Italian Antique Giovanni Battista Piranesi Wall Decorations
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Wood, Paper
Set of 3 Copper Plate Engravings, by Giovanni Battista Piranesi
By Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Located in Lyndhurst, NJ
A Set of 3 large engraving by Giovanni Battista Piranesi depicting 2 neoclassical Pedestals and 1 Neoclassical urns from the copper plate catalogue of Giovanni Battista Piranesi (17...
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Early 19th Century French Baroque Antique Giovanni Battista Piranesi Wall Decorations
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Framed Antique Etching of Ship by Piranesi
By Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Located in New York, NY
Plate #106 from Giovanni Battista Piranesi's Vasi, candelabri, cippi, sarcofagi, tripodi, lucerne, ed ornamenti antichi disegnati ed incisi dal Cav. Gio. Batt. Piranesi, Vol. I (Vases, candelabra, grave stones, sarcophagi, tripods, lamps, and ornaments designed and etched by Cavalieri Giovanni Battista Piranesi), first printed in 1778-1780.
Inscribed: At top center: Alla Sig. ra Margherita Earle Dama Inglese / amatrice delle belle arte / In Segno d'Ossequio il Cavalier Gio Batta...
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"St Paul’s Basilica Engraving. (Mogliano 1720-1778 Rome) “Spaccato interno della Basilica di S. Paolo fuori delle mura”, 1749, etching on laid paper, signed Piranesi fecit in the plate, 41.2 x 60 cm, with broad margins along platemarks. One of the most important Italian printmakers of the 18th century, Giovanni Battista Piranesi concentrated on rendering ancient, modern, and even imaginary buildings. Born on the terra ferma near Venice, he was trained as an architect but rarely practiced; only one late church survives. At the age of twenty, he traveled to Rome in the company of the Venetian ambassador, and during his first three years in the city he learned etching and engraving. The city captivated his imagination, and he settled there permanently in 1747. His first imaginary works, the Carceri d’invenzione, which incorporated Roman architectural ideas into fantastic settings, date from 1745, when he was still in Venice, and prepared his way in the Roman printmaking world.
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H 18.5 in W 25.5 in D 0.1 in
Giovanni Battista Piranesi etching
St Peter
s Basilica
, 1st State, circa 1773
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Giovanni Battista Piranesi wall decorations for sale on 1stDibs.
Giovanni Battista Piranesi wall decorations are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of paper and are designed with extraordinary care. There are many options to choose from in our collection of Giovanni Battista Piranesi wall decorations, although brown editions of this piece are particularly popular. We have 8 vintage editions of these items in-stock, while there is 2 modern edition to choose from as well. Many of the original wall decorations by Giovanni Battista Piranesi were created in the neoclassical style in europe during the 19th century. Prices for Giovanni Battista Piranesi wall decorations can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $150 and can go as high as $7,000, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $1,575.
Questions About Giovanni Battista Piranesi Wall Decorations
- 1stDibs ExpertJanuary 10, 2025Giovanni Battista Piranesi is famous for his work spanning many different fields. After a slow start, he eventually achieved great success as an architect, archaeologist, artist, designer, collector and antiquities dealer. His mission was to glorify the architecture of ancient Rome through his engravings and etchings. His highly dramatized prints often depict imaginary interiors and frequently include figures in mysterious activities who are dwarfed by the magnitude of their monumental surroundings. Piranesi's style greatly influenced the neoclassical art movement of the late 18th century. Explore a collection of Giovanni Battista Piranesi art on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertJanuary 10, 2025The category the prisons of Piranesi are considered to fall under depends on whether you're referring to the genre or medium. In terms of genre, the Imaginary Prisons series depicted by Giovanni Battista Piranesi are examples of capriccio or architectural fantasies. You can also refer to them as etchings, which is how the 16 pieces were printed. Shop a selection of Giovanni Battista Piranesi art on 1stDibs.