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Piranesi’s oeuvre reflects a singular combination of remarkable imagination and a deep understanding of construction, which helped to cultivate an unprecedented appreciation of Roman architecture. He derived the principal inspiration for this vast production of etchings from firsthand examinations of classical antiquities as well as from Renaissance and Baroque structures. The artist infused both conventional topographical scenes of wellknown buildings and ideal reconstructions with novel compositional devices, exaggerating scale and manipulating perspective through the use of multiple vanishing points.

View of the Basilica of S.Throughout his career, Giovanni Battista Piranesi (1720–1778) produced carefully prepared views in and around Rome.

Interior View of the Temple Which is Believed to Have Been Dedicated to Juno, from Different views of Paestum, 1778.

Another view of the Temple of the Sibyl in Tivoli, from Views of Rome, 1761.

View of the remains of the two rows of columns in the Temple of Neptune which originally formed the colonnades along the sides of the cella, and supported the uppermost part of the roof, from Different views of Paestum, 1778 Urbano, two miles distant from Rome, beyond the Porta S.

View of the Temple of Bacchus, now the church of S.

View of the Octagonal Temple of Minerva Medica, from Views of Rome, 1764, published 1800–07.

Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican, from Views of Rome, 1748

Interior view of the Colosseum, from Views of Rome, 1766, published 1807–35.

The Man on the Rack, plate 2 from Imaginary Prisons, 1761.

Maria in Aracoeli, from Views of Rome, 1750/59

View of the Capitoline Hill with the steps to the Church of S.

Interior view of the so-called Tempio della Tosse, from Views of Rome, 1764.

Interior view of the Flavian Amphitheater, called the Colosseum, from Views of Rome, 1766.

View of Piazza Navona above the ruins of the Circus of Domitian, from Views of Rome, 1750/59.

The Well, plate 13 from Imaginary Prisons, 1761.

Palatial Courtyard with a Fountain, c.

Temple of Concord, plate 7 from Some Views of Triumphal Arches and other Monuments, 1748

The Pier with Chains, plate 16 from Imaginary Prisons, 1761.

View of the Arch of Constantine, from Views of Rome, 1771, published 1800–07.

View of the Villa d’Este, Tivoli, from Views of Rome, 1773, published 1800–07.

The Sawhorse, plate 12 from Imaginary Prisons, 1761.

View of the So-Called Tempio della Tosse (Temple of the Cough) on the Via Tiburtina a mile from Tivoli, from Views of Rome, 1763.

The Column of Marcus Aurelius, from Views of Rome, 1750/59.

Interior view of the Pantheon, from Views of Rome, 1768, published 1800–07.Remains of the so-called Temple of Apollo at Hadrian’s Villa, Tivoli, from Views of Rome, 1768.

The Staircase with Trophies, plate 8 from Imaginary Prisons, 1761.The Smoking Fire, plate 6 from Imaginary Prisons, 1761.Arch of Septimius Severus through which passed the ancient Sacred Way, bringing victors to the Capitol, from Views of Rome, 1750/59.Ruins of the Antonine Baths, from Views of Rome, 1765, published 1800–07.View of the Temple of Hercules at Cori, ten miles distant from Velletri, from Views of Rome, 1769, published 1800–07.Sebastiano in Rome, plate 8 from Some Views of Triumphal Arches and other monuments, 1748 The Arch with a Shell Ornament, plate 11 from Imaginary Prisons, 1761.Paolo fuori delle Mura, from Views of Rome, 1749 Cut-away view of the interior of the Basilica of S.The Round Tower, plate 3 from the second edition of Carceri d’invenzione (Imaginary Prisons), 1750, reworked 1761.Another interior view of the Villa of Maecenas, Tivoli, from Views of Rome, 1767, published 1800–07.The Drawbridge, plate 7 from Imaginary Prisons, 1761.

View of the Grand Cascade at Tivoli, from Views of Rome, 1766.Peter’s Basilica and Piazza in the Vatican, from Views of Rome, 1748 View of the Temple of Jupiter Tonans, from Views of Rome, 1750/59.The Gothic Arch, plate 14 from Imaginary Prisons, 1761.Temple of Peace, plate six from Some Views of Triumphal Arches and other Monuments, 1748 Prisoners on a Projecting Platform, plate 10 from Imaginary Prisons, 1761.The Pyramid of Gaius Cestius, from Views of Rome, 1750/59, published 1800–07.The Lion Bas-Reliefs, plate 5 from Imaginary Prisons, 1761.The Pier with a Lamp, plate 15 from Imaginary Prisons, 1761.The Giant Wheel, plate 9 from Imaginary Prisons, 1761.Pancrazio, from Views of Rome, 1776, published 1800–07 View of Ponte Lugano on the Anio, from Views of Rome, 1763, published 1800–07.