Piranesi Drawings and Etchings


Piranesi Drawings and Etchings
from the Arthur M. Sackler Collections

 

“Piranesi’s genius will long be celebrated. His was an epochal achievement, a unique vision of what was to come…

…Appreciation of Piranesi’s genius grows both with time and with exposure to its manifestations. This collections of his works has afforded us a unique opportunity to have and to hold the beautiful fruits of a creative imagination…

…These were his plans… for the expansion of Rome’s ancient Basilica of S. Giovanni Laterano…”

The Avery Architectural Library and the Arthur M. Sackler Foundation dedicate this catalogue to the memory of
Rudolf Wittkower (1901-1971)

Edited by
Lois Katz & Jessica Berman

Characteristics:

hardcover
color
312 pages
Size: 7.25 x 10.25
Price: N/A

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