The Piranesi Effect
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The Piranesi Effect

  1. 333 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

The Piranesi Effect

About this book

A captivating exploration of Giovanni Battista Piranesi's enduring influence on art, architecture, and design.

The Piranesi Effect delves into the world of the 18th-century Italian printmaker, architect, and designer Giovanni Battista Piranesi (1720–1778), examining his profound impact on artists, architects, and designers across centuries. This collection of illustrated essays brings together Australian and international experts who investigate Piranesi's world and its connections to contemporary art practices. From curators and art historians to contemporary artists, contributors offer unique insights into Piranesi's work, illuminating its enduring power to inspire wonder. Discover the substantial collections of Piranesi's works in Australia and gain a deeper appreciation for his artistic legacy.

  • Explore Piranesi's influence on art and architecture
  • Gain insights from leading experts
  • Discover Australian collections of Piranesi's works
Target Audience: Art historians, architects, designers, and anyone fascinated by Piranesi's work and its lasting impact.

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Information

Publisher
NewSouth
Year
2015
eBook ISBN
9781742247366
Topic
Art
Subtopic
Art Techniques

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright
  5. Contents
  6. Author biographies
  7. Foreword
  8. Preface
  9. 1. The Piranesi Tourist
  10. 2. The Piranesi Effect
  11. 3. Piranesi in Tiepolo's Venetian studio
  12. 4. Piranesi: Rediscovering antiquity
  13. 5. Una Roma visuale: Piranesi and Vasi
  14. 6. Piranesi's creative imagination: The capriccio and the carceri
  15. 7 Irrational architecture in the Carcero d'invenzione
  16. 8. Piranesi and MONA: Inspiration or retrospective myth?
  17. 9. Piranesi and Australian printmakers
  18. 10. Roman antiquity: Piranesi versus Mariette
  19. 11. Piranesi and Pirro Ligorio: The vernacular antiquarian imagination
  20. 12. Archbishop Goold's first Paris edition of Piranesi's works
  21. 13. The Baroque Bishop: Piranesi in the collection of J.A. Goold
  22. 14. Auckland's Piranesi collection - The Kupferstich - Kabinett of Dr Auburn
  23. 15. Unfinished symphony: My experience of Piranesi
  24. 16. The evolution of Piranesi's plates
  25. 17. Piranesi's last decade: A reappraisal of the Vasi
  26. Appendix
  27. Notes
  28. References
  29. Acknowledgments
  30. Index

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