Title & Author:

Piranesi as designer / edited by Sarah E. Lawrence ; with John Wilton-Ely [and 8 others].

Edition:

First edition.

Publication:

New York, NY : Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum, Smithsonian Institution, [2007].
©2007

Description:

359 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm

Notes:
"The ... exhibition is mounted in association with the Rijksmusuem, Amsterdam, and the Teylers Museum, Haarlem, The Netherlands."
Published on the occasion of the exhibition held Sept. 14, 2007-Jan. 20, 2008, at Cooper Hewitt, National Design Museum, Smithsonian Institution ; and Feb. 9-May 18, 2008, at the Teylers Museum, Haarlem, The Netherlands.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 351-353) and index.
Foreword / Paul Warwick Thompson -- Design through fantasy : Piranesi as designer / John Wilton-Ely -- Piranesi's aesthetic of eclecticism / Sarah E. Lawrence -- Piranesi and the antiquarian imagination / Peter N. Miller -- Col sporcar si trova : Piranesi draws / David Rosand -- The projects for the reconstruction of the Lateran Basilica in Rome / Bent Sørensen -- Perspectives on Piranesi and theater / Alice Jarrard -- Piranesi and furnishings / Alvar González-Palacios -- Dealer and Cicerone : Piranesi's influence on the North / Ronald de Leeuw, Director, Rijksmuseum -- Drawing from Piranesi / Michael Graves -- Piranesi and the city / Peter Eisenman -- Architects' statements / Michael Graves [and others] -- Timeline.

Summary:

"Renowned as one of the finest printmakers of the eighteenth century, Giovanni Battista Piranesi is best known for his etched views of Rome and its antiquities, as well as for his highly influential suite of drawings entitled Carceri, or Imaginary Prisons. Trained as an architect, Piranesi revolutionized architecture and design through his combination of decorative elements and ornamental motifs from the Egyptian, Etruscan, Greek, and Roman styles; yet his work as the designer of interiors and furnishings has been largely uncelebrated. Published in conjunction with a major exhibition at the Smithsonian's Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum, Piranesi as Designer explores the far-reaching impact of Piranesi's modernist style on three centuries of architecture and design."--Amazon.

ISBN:

9780910503969
0910503966
9780910503952 (PB)
0910503958 (PB)

Subject:

Piranesi, Giovanni Battista, 1720-1778 Exhibitions.
Piranesi, Giovanni Battista, 1720-1778 Expositions.
Piranesi, Giovanni Battista, 1720-1778
Etching Italy Fermo Exhibitions.
Etching
Prenten.
Architectuurtekeningen.
Meubels.
Italy Fermo
Italië.

Form/genre:

Exhibition catalogues.
Exhibition publications.
Exhibition catalogs
Tentoonstellingen (vorm)

Added entries:

Lawrence, Sarah E., 1960- editor.
Wilton-Ely, John, contributor.
Piranesi, Giovanni Battista, 1720-1778, artist.
Cooper-Hewitt Museum, host institution, issuing body.
Rijksmuseum (Netherlands), host institution, issuing body.
Teylers Museum, host institution, issuing body.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 269984
Call No.: NA44.P667.9 P57 2007
Status: Available