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Ideal for art lovers, historians, students of architecture, and admirers of classical and inventive draughtsmanship seeking insight into Piranesi’s artistic legacy.
The first exploration of Piranesi’s work as a draughtsman, published to coincide with an exhibition at the British Museum.
The first exploration of Piranesi's work as a draughtsman, published to coincide with an exhibition at the British Museum.
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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). However, 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 works are spontaneous 'primi pensieri', initial thoughts that anticipate a larger project; others delve into more complex exercises in perspective and spatial representation. Piranesi drawings reveals the quality and lasting impact of the work of this remarkably influential artist.
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'Piranesi’s detailed drawings reveal a mind enraptured by ancient Rome and a devotion to conjuring up its grandeur on paper' - Minerva. 'These glorious drawings open a window onto Piranesi’s soul. Like him, they are endlessly inventive, astonishingly original and ferocious' - Literary Review. 'Handsome' - Artlyst.
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ISBN: 9780500480618
Publisher: Thames & Hudson Ltd
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 20 February 2020
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Thames & Hudson Ltd
Contributors:
- Preface by Hugo Chapman
Audience: General / adult
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Width: 250.0mm
Height: 250.0mm
Weight: 720g
Pages: 144
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About the Author
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.
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