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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
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12018-03-23T15:04:30-07:00Constance Caddelld4428f7815c34c6fd0592b7e434a4fb89d5ca1aaView of the Pantheon58Veduta del Pantheon d'Aggripa oggi Chiesa di Santa Maria ad Martyresplain2023-06-20T12:38:59-07:00Jeanne Brittone120651dde677d5cf1fd515358b14d86eb289f11
12019-02-12T19:16:17-08:00Alexis Kratzerb246b0b192071919d0499d7b3d52bbdb38177646View of the Temple of the Sibyl in Tivoli39Veduta del tempio della Sibilla in Tivoliplain2023-06-26T08:21:25-07:00Jeanne Brittone120651dde677d5cf1fd515358b14d86eb289f11
12018-11-09T19:44:46-08:00Diem Dao3c4eb4ce61925e81f1bf3cd1f35f5f910e8b3e79Interior view of Santa Maria degli Angeli38Veduta interna della Chiesa della Madonna degli Angioli detta della Certosa che anticamente era la principal sala delle Terme di Dioclezianoplain2023-06-26T08:00:23-07:00Jeanne Brittone120651dde677d5cf1fd515358b14d86eb289f11
12018-11-28T15:22:30-08:00Diem Dao3c4eb4ce61925e81f1bf3cd1f35f5f910e8b3e79Interior view of St. Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican29Veduta interna della Basilica di San Pietro in Vaticanoplain2024-06-11T12:36:20-07:00Jeanne Brittone120651dde677d5cf1fd515358b14d86eb289f11
12018-12-03T19:52:03-08:00Diem Dao3c4eb4ce61925e81f1bf3cd1f35f5f910e8b3e79Remains of a Covered Portico, or Cryptoporticus, in a Villa of Domitian29Avanzi d’un portico coperto, o criptoportico, in una villa di Domiziano cinque miglia lontan da Roma su la via di Frascatiplain2023-06-20T12:24:01-07:00Jeanne Brittone120651dde677d5cf1fd515358b14d86eb289f11
12018-11-07T17:39:14-08:00Diem Dao3c4eb4ce61925e81f1bf3cd1f35f5f910e8b3e79Pyramid of Caius Cestius28Piramide di Cajo Cestioplain2023-06-26T08:04:56-07:00Jeanne Brittone120651dde677d5cf1fd515358b14d86eb289f11
12018-11-06T17:47:53-08:00Alexis Kratzerb246b0b192071919d0499d7b3d52bbdb38177646Interior View of the Villa of Maecenas28Veduta interna della Villa di Mecenateplain2023-06-26T08:16:25-07:00Jeanne Brittone120651dde677d5cf1fd515358b14d86eb289f11
12018-11-07T17:52:48-08:00Diem Dao3c4eb4ce61925e81f1bf3cd1f35f5f910e8b3e79View of the Ponte Lugano on the Anio26Veduta del Ponte Lugano su l’Anione nella via Tiburtina risarcito ne’ tempi bassiplain2023-06-26T08:08:00-07:00Jeanne Brittone120651dde677d5cf1fd515358b14d86eb289f11
12018-11-12T15:33:04-08:00Erin Jonesff57f567e7b1b1483367dc101143970f40cd9e26Side View of the Capitoline Hill25Veduta del Campidoglio di fiancoplain2023-06-20T12:54:17-07:00Jeanne Brittone120651dde677d5cf1fd515358b14d86eb289f11
12018-12-04T16:02:38-08:00Alexis Kratzerb246b0b192071919d0499d7b3d52bbdb38177646Column of Trajan25Colonna Trajanaplain2023-06-15T05:24:36-07:00Jeanne Brittone120651dde677d5cf1fd515358b14d86eb289f11
12018-11-07T16:55:41-08:00Alexis Kratzerb246b0b192071919d0499d7b3d52bbdb38177646View of the Piazza d’Oro in Hadrian’s Villa24Veduta degli Avanzi della Circonferenza delle antiche Fabbriche di una delle Piazze della Villa Adriana oggidi chiamata Piazza d’oroplain2023-06-26T08:30:20-07:00Jeanne Brittone120651dde677d5cf1fd515358b14d86eb289f11
12019-02-05T21:12:14-08:00Alexis Kratzerb246b0b192071919d0499d7b3d52bbdb38177646View of the Palace of the Illustrious Barberini Family on the Quirinal Hill24Veduta sul Monte Quirinale del Palazzo dell’Eccellentissima Casa Barberini, Architettura del Cavalier Berninoplain2023-06-19T08:47:52-07:00Jeanne Brittone120651dde677d5cf1fd515358b14d86eb289f11
12018-12-07T15:17:24-08:00Erin Jonesff57f567e7b1b1483367dc101143970f40cd9e26View of the Fountainhead of the Acqua Felice23Veduta del Castello dell’Acqua Felice presso le Terme Dioclezianeplain2023-06-19T08:41:15-07:00Jeanne Brittone120651dde677d5cf1fd515358b14d86eb289f11
12018-11-07T17:00:02-08:00Alexis Kratzerb246b0b192071919d0499d7b3d52bbdb38177646View of the Heliocaminus used in Winter23Veduta di un Eliocamino per abitarvi l’Inverno, il quale era riscaldato dal Sole, che s’introduceva per le Finestreplain2023-06-26T08:31:01-07:00Jeanne Brittone120651dde677d5cf1fd515358b14d86eb289f11
12019-05-29T13:29:35-07:00Aniruth Sivakumara921b78c454763598f1523de5631457adad031a1View of the Remains of the Forum of Nerva (2 of 2)23Veduta degli Avanzi del Foro di Nervaplain2023-11-15T08:36:04-08:00Jeanne Brittone120651dde677d5cf1fd515358b14d86eb289f11
12018-11-28T15:28:07-08:00Diem Dao3c4eb4ce61925e81f1bf3cd1f35f5f910e8b3e79View of the Basilica San Paolo fuori le Mura, built by Constantine the Great22Veduta della Basilica di San Paolo fuor delle mura, eretta da Costantino Magnoplain2023-06-14T06:15:32-07:00Jeanne Brittone120651dde677d5cf1fd515358b14d86eb289f11
12018-11-19T18:05:07-08:00Diem Dao3c4eb4ce61925e81f1bf3cd1f35f5f910e8b3e79Tomb of Cecilia Metella21Sepolcro di Cecilia Metella or detto Capo di bove fuori della porta di San Sebastiano su l’antica via Appiaplain2023-06-26T08:05:34-07:00Jeanne Brittone120651dde677d5cf1fd515358b14d86eb289f11
12019-02-15T17:23:57-08:00Lindsay Wright43a99ec7d54d1be69bca7742bf73aca8e82f68edInterior view of the Temple of Bacchus21Veduta interna dell’antico Tempio di Bacco in oggi Chiesa di Sant' Urbano due miglia distante da Roma fuori di porta San Sebastiano. Le pareti interiori di questo Tempio sono le uniche, che conservano l’antica loro Architettura, benche spogliate in parte de’ suoi ornamenti di Stucco.plain2023-06-20T12:07:07-07:00Jeanne Brittone120651dde677d5cf1fd515358b14d86eb289f11
12019-02-05T20:44:21-08:00Alexis Kratzerb246b0b192071919d0499d7b3d52bbdb38177646View of the Fountainhead of the Acqua Paola20Veduta del Castello dell’Acqua Paola sul Monte Aureoplain2022-07-13T12:46:12-07:00Jeanne Brittone120651dde677d5cf1fd515358b14d86eb289f11
12019-05-29T13:25:34-07:00Aniruth Sivakumara921b78c454763598f1523de5631457adad031a1View of the Arch of Titus (2 of 2)20Veduta dell’Arco di Titoplain2023-06-26T07:43:56-07:00Jeanne Brittone120651dde677d5cf1fd515358b14d86eb289f11
12018-11-07T16:51:22-08:00Alexis Kratzerb246b0b192071919d0499d7b3d52bbdb38177646Remains of a Room Belonging to the Praetorian Fort at Hadrian’s Villa19Avanzi di una Sala appartenente al Castro Pretorio nella Villa Adriana in Tivoliplain2023-06-26T08:29:19-07:00Jeanne Brittone120651dde677d5cf1fd515358b14d86eb289f11
12018-11-07T17:41:32-08:00Diem Dao3c4eb4ce61925e81f1bf3cd1f35f5f910e8b3e79Remains of the Temple of the God Canopus at Hadrian’s Villa in Tivoli19Avanzi del Tempio del Dio Canopo nella Villa Adriana in Tivoliplain2023-06-26T08:33:11-07:00Jeanne Brittone120651dde677d5cf1fd515358b14d86eb289f11
12019-02-15T16:32:32-08:00Lindsay Wright43a99ec7d54d1be69bca7742bf73aca8e82f68edView of the Milvian Bridge over the Tiber Two Miles outside Rome17Veduta del Ponte Molle sul Tevere due miglia lontan da Romaplain2023-06-20T11:56:43-07:00Jeanne Brittone120651dde677d5cf1fd515358b14d86eb289f11
12021-03-30T11:16:08-07:00Avery Freemanb9edcb567e2471c9ec37caa50383522b90999cbaView of the Remains of the Amphitheater Castrense13Veduta dell'avanzo dell'Anfiteatro Castrenseplain2024-11-01T12:08:17-07:00Jeanne Brittone120651dde677d5cf1fd515358b14d86eb289f11
12021-03-30T11:16:10-07:00Avery Freemanb9edcb567e2471c9ec37caa50383522b90999cbaView of the Portico Built by M. Aemilius Lepidus and P. Aemilius Paulus9Veduta dell'avanzo del Portico di M. Emilio Lepido, e di P. Emilio Paoloplain2025-01-17T06:25:39-08:00Jeanne Brittone120651dde677d5cf1fd515358b14d86eb289f11