This annotation was created by Michael Andrew Gavin. The last update was by Jeanne Britton.
The Digital PiranesiMain MenuAboutThe Digital Piranesi is a developing digital humanities project that aims to provide an enhanced digital edition of the works of Italian illustrator Giovanni Battista Piranesi (1720-1778).Works and VolumesGenres, Subjects, and ThemesBibliographyGlossary
Price tag
12021-07-05T08:32:23-07:00Michael Andrew Gavined74a11860d5f5eedf6744c94c4ef7d6e8390e76228497plain2021-10-08T16:41:01-07:00Jeanne Brittone120651dde677d5cf1fd515358b14d86eb289f11Piranesi's son, Francesco, added a price tag in the last state of plate II, probably in the early 1770s. He indicates the location of the press in the "Strada Felice," near "Trinità de' Monti." The price for the sixteen etchings was twenty paoli, a fraction of the Roman currency called scudo. ["Presso l'autore a Strada Felice vicino alla Trinità de' Monti. Fogli Sedici, al prezzo di paoli venti."]
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1media/piranesi-2M-vol08-002_thumb.jpg2021-07-05T07:34:11-07:00AnonymousCarceri Plate II1media/piranesi-2M-vol08-002.jpgplain2021-07-05T07:34:13-07:00Michael Andrew Gavined74a11860d5f5eedf6744c94c4ef7d6e8390e76