The mind and art of Giovanni Battista Piranesi / John Wilton-Ely.

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Wilton-Ely, John, author.

Title & Author:

The mind and art of Giovanni Battista Piranesi / John Wilton-Ely.

Publication:

Description:

304 pages : illustrations, maps, plans ; 32 cm

Notes:
"With 391 illustrations, including the complete Vendute di Roma and Carceri d' Invenzione in full-page reproductions."
Includes bibliographical references (pages 298-300) and index.
I. Apprenticeship: Venice and Rome, 1720-1750 -- II. The Vedutista -- III. The artist as archaeologist -- IV. Controversy -- V. The fever of imagination -- VI. Freedom in design -- VII. The closing years -- Notes on the text -- Vendute di Roma -- Carceri d' Invenzione.

Resources:
Table of contents

ISBN:

0500091226
9780500091227
0500274770 (pbk.)
9780500274774 (pbk.)

Subject:

Piranesi, Giovanni Battista, 1720-1778.
Piranesi, Giovanni Battista, 1720-1778 Criticism and interpretation.
Neoclassicism (Art) Italy.
Néoclassicisme (Art) Italie.
Neoclassicism (Art)
Arquitetura (Italia)
Artists Italy 18th century.
Italy.
Piranesi, Giovanni Battista 1720-1778

Holdings:

Location: Library main 38618
Call No.: WX8486; ID:88-B9413
Copy: 2
Status: Available

Location: Library main 35848
Call No.: ID:88-B7087
Copy: 1
Status: Available

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