| Description |
1 online resource (332 pages) |
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Author biographies; Foreword; Preface; 1. The Piranesi Tourist; 2. The Piranesi Effect; 3. Piranesi in Tiepolo's Venetian studio; 4. Piranesi: Rediscovering antiquity; 5. Una Roma visuale: Piranesi and Vasi; 6. Piranesi's creative imagination: The capriccio and the carceri; 7 Irrational architecture in the Carcero d'invenzione; 8. Piranesi and MONA: Inspiration or retrospective myth?; 9. Piranesi and Australian printmakers; 10. Roman antiquity: Piranesi versus Mariette; 11. Piranesi and Pirro Ligorio: The vernacular antiquarian imagination |
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12. Archbishop Goold's first Paris edition of Piranesi's works13. The Baroque Bishop: Piranesi in the collection of J.A. Goold; 14. Auckland's Piranesi collection -- The Kupferstich -- Kabinett of Dr Auburn; 15. Unfinished symphony: My experience of Piranesi; 16. The evolution of Piranesi's plates; 17. Piranesi's last decade: A reappraisal of the Vasi; Appendix; Notes; References; Acknowledgments; Index |
| Summary |
The work of Italian printmaker Giovanni Battista Piranesi (1720-1778) has captivated artists, architects and designers for centuries. Although contemporary Australia is a long way from eighteenth-century Rome, it is home to substantial collections of his works, the largest being at the State Library of Victoria and the University of Melbourne. The Piranesi Effect is a collection of exquisitely illustrated essays on the impact of Piranesi's work throughout the years. The book brings together Australian and international experts who investigate Piranesi's world and its connections to the study of |
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Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on September 01, 2015) |
| Subject |
Piranesi, Giovanni Battista, 1720-1778 -- Influence
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| SUBJECT |
Piranesi, Giovanni Battista, 1720-1778 fast |
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Art and society -- Australia
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Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
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ART -- Prints.
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CRAFTS & HOBBIES -- Printmaking.
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Art and society
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Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
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Australia
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Stone, Kerrianne, editor
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Vaughan, Gerard, editor
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| ISBN |
9781742247366 |
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1742247369 |
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9781742234267 |
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1742234267 |
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