Main entry:

Marciari, John, author.

Title & Author:

Sublime ideas : drawings by Giovanni Battista Piranesi / John Marciari.

Publication:

New York : The Morgan Library & Museum, in association with Paul Holberton Publishing, 2023.
©2023

Description:

224 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm

Notes:
"Published on the occasion of an exhibition at the Morgan Library & Museum, 10 March to 4 June 2023"--Title page verso.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-218) and indexes.
Director's foreword -- Author's note and acknowledgments -- Notes to the reader -- Introduction: An inventive and creating genius -- Architectural fantasy and theory: Drawings by the young Piranesi -- The Venetian Piranesi -- The Carceri, and other fantasies, ca. 1747-65 -- In and around Rome: Views and figure drawings -- Piranesi the archaeologist -- Architectural projects -- The Cavaliere of the Candelabri: Piranesi as decorator, dealer, and designer -- Late works: The drawings from southern Italy -- Epilogue

Summary:

"This publication accompanies a 2023 exhibition at the Morgan Library & Museum of the work of Giovanni Battista Piranesi (1720-1778). Authored by John Marciari, this comprehensive study offers a new perspective on his life and artistic creations, with insights on his print publications, his church of Santa Maria del Priorato, and his work as a designer and dealer"-- Provided by publisher.

ISBN:

9781913645380 hardcover
191364538X hardcover

Subject:

Piranesi, Giovanni Battista, 1720-1778 Exhibitions.
Piranesi, Giovanni Battista, 1720-1778
DESIGN / Graphic Arts / General.

Form/genre:

exhibition catalogs.
Exhibition catalogs
Catalogues d'exposition.

Added entries:

Piranesi, Giovanni Battista, 1720-1778, artist.
Bailey, Colin B., writer of foreword.
Pierpont Morgan Library, organizer, host institution.

Drawings by Giovanni Battista Piranesi

Holdings:

Location: Library main 318487
Call No.: 318487
Copy: 1
Status: Available