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Giovanni Battista Piranesi

Italian, 1720-1778. Born October 4, 1720 in Venice; died 1778 in Rome. 19 works on this site, dated 1744–1776: 19 prints.

Movements on Wikidata: Neoclassicism.

Colour fingerprint

Every work's palette as a column, oldest on the left; the height of each colour is its share of the image. Click a column to open the work.

ca. 1749–501776, published 1800–07
66average lightness · site paintings 44
9average colourfulness · site paintings 16
White & creamlargest colour family (38%)

White & cream 38% · Grey 28% · Brown 20% · Green 7% · Gold & ochre 3% · Black 3%

Closest colour mix among the artists here: Nadar (Gaspard Félix Tournachon), Giovanni Antonio Canal, Francisco Goya, Albrecht Dürer, James McNeill Whistler.

Recurring themes: Cities and streets (6), Myths and legends (1), Interiors (1)

Works

The Round Tower, from "Carceri d'invenzione" (Imaginary Prisons), Giovanni Battista Piranesi The Round Tower, from "Carceri d'invenzione" (Imaginary Prisons) Giovanni Battista Piranesi, ca. 1749–50 View of St. Peter's Basilica and Piazza in the Vatican, from Views of Rome, Giovanni Battista Piranesi View of St. Peter's Basilica and Piazza in the Vatican, from Views of Rome Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1748 The Skeletons, Giovanni Battista Piranesi The Skeletons Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1750 View of the Temple of Jupiter Tonans [Jupiter the Thunderer], from Views of Rome, Giovanni Battista Piranesi View of the Temple of Jupiter Tonans [Jupiter the Thunderer], from Views of Rome Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1750/59 The Lion Bas-Reliefs, plate 5 from Imaginary Prisons, Giovanni Battista Piranesi The Lion Bas-Reliefs, plate 5 from Imaginary Prisons Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1761 The Smoking Fire, plate 6 from Imaginary Prisons, Giovanni Battista Piranesi The Smoking Fire, plate 6 from Imaginary Prisons Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1761 The Drawbridge, plate 7 from Imaginary Prisons, Giovanni Battista Piranesi The Drawbridge, plate 7 from Imaginary Prisons Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1761 The Staircase with Trophies, plate 8 from Imaginary Prisons, Giovanni Battista Piranesi The Staircase with Trophies, plate 8 from Imaginary Prisons Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1761 The Giant Wheel, plate 9 from Imaginary Prisons, Giovanni Battista Piranesi The Giant Wheel, plate 9 from Imaginary Prisons Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1761 Prisoners on a Projecting Platform, plate 10 from Imaginary Prisons, Giovanni Battista Piranesi Prisoners on a Projecting Platform, plate 10 from Imaginary Prisons Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1761 The Arch with a Shell Ornament, plate 11 from Imaginary Prisons, Giovanni Battista Piranesi The Arch with a Shell Ornament, plate 11 from Imaginary Prisons Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1761 The Sawhorse, plate 12 from Imaginary Prisons, Giovanni Battista Piranesi The Sawhorse, plate 12 from Imaginary Prisons Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1761 The Gothic Arch, plate 14 from Imaginary Prisons, Giovanni Battista Piranesi The Gothic Arch, plate 14 from Imaginary Prisons Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1761 The Pier with a Lamp, plate 15 from Imaginary Prisons, Giovanni Battista Piranesi The Pier with a Lamp, plate 15 from Imaginary Prisons Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1761 The Pier with Chains, plate 16 from Imaginary Prisons, Giovanni Battista Piranesi The Pier with Chains, plate 16 from Imaginary Prisons Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1761 View of Ponte Lugano on the Anio, from Views of Rome, Giovanni Battista Piranesi View of Ponte Lugano on the Anio, from Views of Rome Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1763, published 1800–07 View of the Grand Cascade at Tivoli, from Views of Rome, Giovanni Battista Piranesi View of the Grand Cascade at Tivoli, from Views of Rome Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1766 Interior view of the Pantheon, from Views of Rome, Giovanni Battista Piranesi Interior view of the Pantheon, from Views of Rome Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1768, published 1800–07 Villa Pamphili outside Porta S. Pancrazio, from Views of Rome, Giovanni Battista Piranesi Villa Pamphili outside Porta S. Pancrazio, from Views of Rome Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1776, published 1800–07

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