Sublime Ideas: Drawings by Giovanni Battista Piranesi

by John Marciari

A beautifully rendered book that is the most important study of Piranesi's drawings to appear in more than a generation.

In a letter written near the end of his life, Giovanni Battista Piranesi (1720-78) explained that he left his native Venice because no patrons were willing to support "the sublimity of [his] ideas." Residing in Rome, he became internationally famous as a printmaker and designer, among other numerous pursuits. While...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 191364538X
• ISBN13: 9781913645380
• Release Date: April 2023
• Publisher: Morgan Library & Museum
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 2.76 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 9.7" x 11.3"