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Neoclassical Etching of Roman Candelabra by Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Neoclassical Etching of Roman Candelabra by Giovanni Battista Piranesi

Neoclassical Etching of Roman Candelabra by Giovanni Battista Piranesi

By Giovanni Battista Piranesi

Located in Stamford, CT

Neoclassical Etching of three ancient Roman candelabra by Giovanni Battista Piranesi (1720-1778

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Antique Late 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Prints

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Paper

Neoclassical Etching of a Roman Candelabrum by Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Neoclassical Etching of a Roman Candelabrum by Giovanni Battista Piranesi

Neoclassical Etching of a Roman Candelabrum by Giovanni Battista Piranesi

By Giovanni Battista Piranesi

Located in Stamford, CT

Neoclassical Etching of three ancient Roman urn on pedestal, two oil lamps and a vase by Giovanni

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Antique Late 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Prints

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Paper

Framed Antique Etching of Ship by Piranesi
Framed Antique Etching of Ship by Piranesi

Framed Antique Etching of Ship by Piranesi

$1,500

H 36.63 in W 26.25 in D 0.75 in

Framed Antique Etching of Ship by Piranesi

By Giovanni Battista Piranesi

Located in New York, NY

Plate #106 from Giovanni Battista Piranesi's Vasi, candelabri, cippi, sarcofagi, tripodi, lucerne

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Antique 19th Century Italian Prints

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Paper

Piranesi Engraving of the Exeter Pedestal and Antiquities, Etching and Engraving
Piranesi Engraving of the Exeter Pedestal and Antiquities, Etching and Engraving

Piranesi Engraving of the Exeter Pedestal and Antiquities, Etching and Engraving

By Giovanni Battista Piranesi

Located in Downingtown, PA

Engraving on Paper, Circa 1778 This large-scale copperplate engraving by Giovanni Battista Piranesi (1720

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Antique 1770s Neoclassical Prints

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Paper

Three Marble Vases and a Sarcophagus, Etching by G.B. Piranesi
Three Marble Vases and a Sarcophagus, Etching by G.B. Piranesi

Three Marble Vases and a Sarcophagus, Etching by G.B. Piranesi

$750Sale Price|40% Off

H 29 in W 23 in D 1 in

Three Marble Vases and a Sarcophagus, Etching by G.B. Piranesi

By Giovanni Battista Piranesi

Located in Bradenton, FL

The central vase is carved with a priest and worshippers sacrificing the suovetaurilia (a boar, a ram and a bull), and is placed on a sarcophagus guarded by winged sphinxes. The left...

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Antique 18th Century Italian Grand Tour Decorative Art

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Paper

Framed Etching of a Massive Urn by Piranesi, Plate 549
Framed Etching of a Massive Urn by Piranesi, Plate 549

Framed Etching of a Massive Urn by Piranesi, Plate 549

By Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Francesco Piranesi

Located in Downingtown, PA

Large framed etching of a massive urn Francesco Piranesi in the style of his father, Giovanni

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Antique Early 19th Century Italian Georgian Prints

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Paper

Due Urne Cinerarie - Etching - 1778
Due Urne Cinerarie - Etching - 1778

Due Urne Cinerarie - Etching - 1778

By Giovanni Battista Piranesi

Located in Roma, IT

, Piranesi, The Complete Etchings, Taschen, p.601, fig. 760; A.A.V.V., Giovanni Battista Piranesi

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Late 18th Century Figurative Prints

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Etching

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Giovanni Battista Piranesi "Vasi Antichi di Marmo", Etching by G. B. Piranesi
Giovanni Battista Piranesi "Vasi Antichi di Marmo", Etching by G. B. Piranesi

Giovanni Battista Piranesi "Vasi Antichi di Marmo", Etching by G. B. Piranesi

By Giovanni Battista Piranesi

Located in Lentate sul Seveso (Mb), IT

Giovanni Battista Piranesi "Vasi Antichi di Marmo", Etching by G. B. Piranesi 1778 Black and

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Antique 18th Century Italian Antiquities

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Paper

Obelisco Egizio (Egyptian Obelisk) from Vedute di Roma Etching by Piranesi
Obelisco Egizio (Egyptian Obelisk) from Vedute di Roma Etching by Piranesi

Obelisco Egizio (Egyptian Obelisk) from Vedute di Roma Etching by Piranesi

By Giovanni Battista Piranesi

Located in New York, NY

Obelisco Egizio from "Vedute di Roma" by Giovanni Battista Piranesi. 2nd Roman state, 1759-1778

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Antique Mid-18th Century Italian Prints

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Paper

Giovanni Battista Piranesi etching 'Santa Maria Maggiore', 3rd State, circa 1750
Giovanni Battista Piranesi etching 'Santa Maria Maggiore', 3rd State, circa 1750

Giovanni Battista Piranesi etching 'Santa Maria Maggiore', 3rd State, circa 1750

By Giovanni Battista Piranesi

Located in Petworth, West Sussex

Giovanni Battista Piranesi (Italy, 1720-1778), 'Veduta della Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore', mid

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Antique Mid-18th Century Italian Neoclassical Prints

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Paper

Giovanni Battista Piranesi 18th Century Etching
Giovanni Battista Piranesi 18th Century Etching

Giovanni Battista Piranesi 18th Century Etching

By Giovanni Battista Piranesi

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

by Giovanni Battista Piranesi. Framed in a soft silver finish and a hand watercolored French lined

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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Neoclassical Prints

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Paper, Wood

Giovanni Battista piranesi large copper plate etching.
Giovanni Battista piranesi large copper plate etching.

Giovanni Battista piranesi large copper plate etching.

By Giovanni Battista Piranesi

Located in Allentown, PA

This is a Giovanni Battista Piranesi copper Etching. Giovanni made these copper plates in the 1770s

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1990s Italian Neoclassical Prints

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Paper

Giovanni battista piranesi large copper plate etching
Giovanni battista piranesi large copper plate etching

Giovanni battista piranesi large copper plate etching

By Giovanni Battista Piranesi

Located in Allentown, PA

This is a Giovanni Battista piranesi copper etching. Giovanni did these copper plates in the 1770s

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1990s Italian Neoclassical Prints

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Paper

Giovanni Battista Piranesi (Italian, 1720–1778), Engraving of an Urn
Giovanni Battista Piranesi (Italian, 1720–1778), Engraving of an Urn

Giovanni Battista Piranesi (Italian, 1720–1778), Engraving of an Urn

By Giovanni Battista Piranesi

Located in Downingtown, PA

Giovanni Battista Piranesi (Italian, 1720–1778) Engraving of an Urn Rome, circa 1768–1778 Etching

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Antique Late 18th Century Italian Georgian Prints

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Paper

Tre Vasi - Etching by G.B. Piranesi - 1778

Tre Vasi - Etching by G.B. Piranesi - 1778

By Giovanni Battista Piranesi

Located in Roma, IT

: L. FICACCI, Piranesi, The Complete Etchings, Taschen, p. 617, fig. 782; A.A.V.V., Giovanni Battista

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1770s Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Etching

Piranesi Grand Tour Rome View Piazza della Rotonda 1751 Italian Etching
Piranesi Grand Tour Rome View Piazza della Rotonda 1751 Italian Etching

Piranesi Grand Tour Rome View Piazza della Rotonda 1751 Italian Etching

By Giovanni Battista Piranesi

Located in Milano, MI

An original Italian etching by Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Veduta della Piazza della Rotonda

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Antique Mid-18th Century Italian Prints

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Paper

Veduta del Sito, ov'era l'antico Foro Romano
Veduta del Sito, ov'era l'antico Foro Romano

Veduta del Sito, ov'era l'antico Foro Romano

By Giovanni Battista Piranesi

Located in Roma, IT

excursus at the ending. Background: In 1740 Giovanni Battista Piranesi arrived for the first time in Rome

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1750s Old Masters Landscape Prints

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Etching

The Sawhorse
The Sawhorse

The Sawhorse

By Giovanni Battista Piranesi

Located in New York, NY

A superb, dark, richly-inked impression of this etching, engraving and open-bite. Fourth state (of

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1740s Italian School Interior Prints

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Engraving, Etching

Giovanni Battista Piranesi etching 'St Peter's Basilica', 1st State, circa 1773
Giovanni Battista Piranesi etching 'St Peter's Basilica', 1st State, circa 1773

Giovanni Battista Piranesi etching 'St Peter's Basilica', 1st State, circa 1773

By Giovanni Battista Piranesi

Located in Petworth, West Sussex

Giovanni Battista Piranesi (Italy, 1720-1778) 'Veduta Interna della Basilica di San Pietro in

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Antique Late 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Prints

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Paper

Giovanni Battista Piranesi Pair of Monumental Framed Etchings of Candleabra.
Giovanni Battista Piranesi Pair of Monumental Framed Etchings of Candleabra.

Giovanni Battista Piranesi Pair of Monumental Framed Etchings of Candleabra.

By Giovanni Battista Piranesi

Located in Downingtown, PA

Pair of Giovanni Battista Piranesi Massive engravings of Candleabra Plates 531 & 532. The

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Antique Early 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Prints

Framed Etching of a Marble Vase and Pedestal Giovanni Battista Piranesi

Framed Etching of a Marble Vase and Pedestal Giovanni Battista Piranesi

By Giovanni Battista Piranesi

Located in Downingtown, PA

the image. Reference: Giovanni Battista Piranesi : the complete etchings, Luigi Ficacci, Köln

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Antique Early 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Prints

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Paper

Piranesi, The Complete Etching by Giovanni Battista, 1st Edition
Piranesi, The Complete Etching by Giovanni Battista, 1st Edition

Piranesi, The Complete Etching by Giovanni Battista, 1st Edition

By Giovanni Battista

Located in valatie, NY

Piranesi, The complete etching by Giovanni Battista. Köln: Taschen, 2000. First edition paper back

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21st Century and Contemporary German Books

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Paper

Giovanni Piranesi, Pair of Framed Marble Vases Etchings
Giovanni Piranesi, Pair of Framed Marble Vases Etchings

Giovanni Piranesi, Pair of Framed Marble Vases Etchings

By Giovanni Battista Piranesi

Located in San Francisco, CA

Giovanni Piranesi (Italian, 1720-1778) pair of framed marble vases etchings circa 1770s

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Antique Mid-18th Century Italian Prints

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Paper

Giovanni Piranesi, Pair of Framed Marble Vases Etchings
Giovanni Piranesi, Pair of Framed Marble Vases Etchings

Giovanni Piranesi, Pair of Framed Marble Vases Etchings

By Giovanni Battista Piranesi

Located in Bradenton, FL

Giovanni Piranesi (Italian, 1720-1778) pair of framed marble vases etchings circa 1770s. This

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Antique 18th Century Italian Prints

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Paper

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By Francesco Piranesi

Located in New York, NY

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By George Romney

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By Luigi Rossini

Located in Alamo, CA

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Giovanni battista piranesi etchings can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price for items in our inventory is $2,900, while the lowest priced sells for $59 and the highest can go for as much as $22,000.

Giovanni Battista Piranesi for sale on 1stDibs

Piranesi was born in Venice in 1720 and died in Rome in 1778. He was the son of a stone mason and was trained as an architect. After a slow start he eventually achieved great success as an architect, archaeologist, artist, designer, collector, and antiquities dealer. His mission was to glorify the architecture of ancient Rome through his engravings and etchings. His highly dramatized prints often depict imaginary interiors and frequently include figures in mysterious activities, who are dwarfed by the magnitude of their monumental surroundings. Piranesi's style greatly influenced the neoclassical art movement of the late 18th century. His dramatic scenes inspired generations of set designers, as well as artists, architects and writers. His prints have continued to increase in value to institutions and collectors.

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Decorating with fine art prints — whether they’re figurative prints, abstract prints or another variety — has always been a practical way of bringing a space to life as well as bringing works by an artist you love into your home.

Pursued in the 1960s and ’70s, largely by Pop artists drawn to its associations with mass production, advertising, packaging and seriality, as well as those challenging the primacy of the Abstract Expressionist brushstroke, printmaking was embraced in the 1980s by painters and conceptual artists ranging from David Salle and Elizabeth Murray to Adrian Piper and Sherrie Levine.

Printmaking is the transfer of an image from one surface to another. An artist takes a material like stone, metal, wood or wax, carves, incises, draws or otherwise marks it with an image, inks or paints it and then transfers the image to a piece of paper or other material.

Fine art prints are frequently confused with their more commercial counterparts. After all, our closest connection to the printed image is through mass-produced newspapers, magazines and books, and many people don’t realize that even though prints are editions, they start with an original image created by an artist with the intent of reproducing it in a small batch. Fine art prints are created in strictly limited editions — 20 or 30 or maybe 50 — and are always based on an image created specifically to be made into an edition.

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