Sublime Ideas Giovanni Battista Piranesi by John Marciari (Hardback Book)

Sublime Ideas Giovanni Battista Piranesi by John Marciari (Hardback Book)

Paul Holberton Publishing Ltd

This beautiful publication accompanies an exhibition at the Morgan Library & Museum of the work of Giovanni Battista Piranesi (1720\u20131778). It is the most important study of Piranesi\u2019s drawings to appear in more than a generation. In a letter written near the end of his life, Giovanni Battista Piranesi explained to his sister that he had lived away from his native Venice because he could find no patronsthere willing to support \u201Cthe sublimity of my ideas.\u201D He resided instead in Rome, where he became internationally famous working as a printmaker, designer, architect, archaeologist, theorist, dealer, and polemicist. While Piranesi\u2019s lasting fame is based above all on his etchings, he was also an intense, accomplished, and versatile draftsman, and much of his work was first developed in\n\nSublime Ideas\nGiovanni Battista Piranesi\nFree UK delivery on this item.\n\nThis brand new item is available with free UK delivery using Royal Mail tracked services.\n\nPl;

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