Piranesi drawings

visions of antiquity

Sarah Vowles, Hugo Chapman

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Thames & Hudson Ltd
15 May 2020

History of art & design styles: c 1600 to c 1800; Drawing & drawings; Individual artists, art monographs

The first exploration of Piranesi's work as a draughtsman, published to coincide with an exhibition at the British Museum.

The Venetian-born artist Giovanni Battista Piranesi (1720-1778) is best known for his dramatic prints of the architecture and antiquities of his adopted city of Rome, and for the extraordinary flights of spatial fancy in his series Le Carceri (Prisons). But he was also an astonishingly talented draughtsman, as revealed in this outstanding collection of drawings at the British Museum.

This book explores the relationship between Piranesi's drawings and prints, and reveals the way in which his style and interests as a draughtsman evolved over time. Some are spontaneous 'primi pensieri', first thoughts that anticipate a bigger work; others explore more complex exercises in perspective and spatial representation. Piranesi drawings reveals the quality and lasting impact of the work of this remarkably influential artist.

By: Sarah Vowles
Preface by: Hugo Chapman
Imprint: Thames & Hudson Ltd
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 250mm, Width: 250mm,
Weight: 720g
ISBN: 9780500480618
ISBN 10: 0500480613
Pages: 144
Publication Date: 15 May 2020
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Preface by Hugo Chapman • Introduction • Catalogue • Chronology • Notes • Bibliography

Sarah Vowles is Hamish Swanston Curator of Italian and French Prints and Drawings at the British Museum. Hugo Chapman is Simon Sainsbury Keeper of Prints and Drawings at the British Museum.

Reviews for Piranesi drawings: visions of antiquity

'Handsome' - Artlyst 'These glorious drawings open a window onto Piranesi's soul. Like him, they are endlessly inventive, astonishingly original and ferocious' - Literary Review 'Piranesi's detailed drawings reveal a mind enraptured by ancient Rome and a devotion to conjuring up its grandeur on paper' - Minerva