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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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12018-11-07T17:36:08-08:00Diem Dao3c4eb4ce61925e81f1bf3cd1f35f5f910e8b3e79View of the Tomb of Caius Cestius65Veduta del Sepolcro di Cajo Cestioplain2023-06-26T08:03:39-07:00Jeanne Brittone120651dde677d5cf1fd515358b14d86eb289f11
12018-10-15T19:43:16-07:00Diem Dao3c4eb4ce61925e81f1bf3cd1f35f5f910e8b3e79Frontispiece with Statue of Minerva57plain2023-06-20T12:38:04-07:00Jeanne Brittone120651dde677d5cf1fd515358b14d86eb289f11
12018-12-07T15:16:28-08:00Erin Jonesff57f567e7b1b1483367dc101143970f40cd9e26Perspective View of the Trevi Fountain55Veduta in prospettiva della gran Fontana dell’Acqua Vergine detta di Trevi Architettura di Nicola Salviplain2023-06-19T08:39:15-07:00Jeanne Brittone120651dde677d5cf1fd515358b14d86eb289f11
12018-12-07T15:15:44-08:00Erin Jonesff57f567e7b1b1483367dc101143970f40cd9e26View of the Trevi Fountain46Veduta della vasta Fontana di Trevi anticamente detta l’Acqua Vergine Architettura di Nicola Salviplain2023-06-19T08:34:22-07:00Jeanne Brittone120651dde677d5cf1fd515358b14d86eb289f11
12018-11-28T15:11:00-08:00Diem Dao3c4eb4ce61925e81f1bf3cd1f35f5f910e8b3e79Views of Rome Drawn and Engraved by Giambattista Piranesi Venetian Architect41Vedute di Roma Disegnate ed Incise da Giambattista Piranesi Architetto Venezianoplain2023-06-13T07:50:15-07:00Jeanne Brittone120651dde677d5cf1fd515358b14d86eb289f11
12019-02-15T17:35:43-08:00Lindsay Wright43a99ec7d54d1be69bca7742bf73aca8e82f68edView of the Fountain and the Grotto of Egeria Outside the Porta Capena37Veduta della fonte e delle Spelonche d’Egeria fuor della porta Capena or di San Sebastianoplain2023-06-20T12:17:08-07:00Jeanne Brittone120651dde677d5cf1fd515358b14d86eb289f11
12018-05-25T15:14:43-07:00Constance Caddelld4428f7815c34c6fd0592b7e434a4fb89d5ca1aaView of the Arch of Titus (1 of 2)31Veduta dell’Arco di Titoplain2023-06-26T07:43:00-07:00Jeanne 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
12018-11-05T18:25:43-08:00Diem Dao3c4eb4ce61925e81f1bf3cd1f35f5f910e8b3e79Interior View of the Colosseum (1 of 2)29Veduta dell’interno dell’Anfiteatro Flavio detto il Colosseoplain2023-06-26T07:53:43-07:00Jeanne Brittone120651dde677d5cf1fd515358b14d86eb289f11
12018-11-05T18:46:31-08:00Diem Dao3c4eb4ce61925e81f1bf3cd1f35f5f910e8b3e79View of the Baths of Titus28Veduta delle terme di Titoplain2023-06-26T08:02:00-07:00Jeanne Brittone120651dde677d5cf1fd515358b14d86eb289f11
12018-11-06T17:16:29-08:00Alexis Kratzerb246b0b192071919d0499d7b3d52bbdb38177646Remains of the Villa of Maecenas at Tivoli27Avanzi delle Villa di Mecenate a Tivoli, costruita di travertini a opera incertaplain2023-06-26T08:11:09-07:00Jeanne Brittone120651dde677d5cf1fd515358b14d86eb289f11
12019-02-13T16:04:31-08:00Alexis Kratzerb246b0b192071919d0499d7b3d52bbdb38177646View of the Monument Erected by the Emperor Titus Commemorating His Restoration of the Aqueducts of the Anio and Claudia25Veduta del Monumento eretto dall’Imperadore Tito Vespasiano per aver ristaurati gl’ Aquedotti dell’Acque dell'Anione nuovo e Claudia essendovi scolpito in esso il nome, di Claudio, che lo edificò, e di Vespasiano che lo restauròplain2023-06-19T09:02:52-07:00Jeanne Brittone120651dde677d5cf1fd515358b14d86eb289f11
12018-11-06T18:52:48-08:00Alexis Kratzerb246b0b192071919d0499d7b3d52bbdb38177646View of the Waterfall of Tivoli24Veduta della Cascata di Tivoliplain2023-06-26T08:25:27-07:00Jeanne Brittone120651dde677d5cf1fd515358b14d86eb289f11
12018-12-07T15:24:32-08:00Erin Jonesff57f567e7b1b1483367dc101143970f40cd9e26View of the Villa d'Este in Tivoli24Veduta della Villa Estense in Tivoliplain2023-06-19T09:00:32-07:00Jeanne Brittone120651dde677d5cf1fd515358b14d86eb289f11
12018-12-03T19:49:11-08:00Diem Dao3c4eb4ce61925e81f1bf3cd1f35f5f910e8b3e79Ancient Temple Commonly Called the Temple of Salus on the Via d’Albano23Tempio antico volgarmente detto della Salute su la via d’Albano, cinque miglia lontan da Roma. L’opera con tutt’i suoi ornamenti è di terra cotta [...]plain2023-06-20T12:21:53-07:00Jeanne 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
12018-11-28T15:20:11-08:00Diem Dao3c4eb4ce61925e81f1bf3cd1f35f5f910e8b3e79View of St. Peter's Square and Basilica23Veduta della gran Piazza e Basilica di San Pietro situata ove erano anticamente il Circo e gl’ Orti di Cajo e Nerone nella Valle Vaticanaplain2023-06-13T07:59:03-07:00Jeanne Brittone120651dde677d5cf1fd515358b14d86eb289f11
12019-02-15T17:39:59-08:00Lindsay Wright43a99ec7d54d1be69bca7742bf73aca8e82f68edView of the Temple of Hercules in the City of Cori22Veduta del Tempio di Ercole nella Città di Cora, dieci miglia lontano da Velletriplain2023-06-20T12:18:53-07:00Jeanne Brittone120651dde677d5cf1fd515358b14d86eb289f11
12018-11-05T18:38:28-08:00Diem Dao3c4eb4ce61925e81f1bf3cd1f35f5f910e8b3e79Ruins of the Xystus, or the Grand Hall of the Antonine Baths22Rovine del Sisto, o sia della gran sala delle terme Antoninianeplain2023-06-26T07:58:42-07:00Jeanne Brittone120651dde677d5cf1fd515358b14d86eb289f11
12019-02-15T17:30:52-08:00Lindsay Wright43a99ec7d54d1be69bca7742bf73aca8e82f68edView of the Temple of Camenae22Veduta del Tempio delle Camene, anticamente circondato da un bosco nella valle di Egeria, si vede fuori di Porta Latina nella valle detta la Gaffarellaplain2023-06-20T12:15:29-07:00Jeanne Brittone120651dde677d5cf1fd515358b14d86eb289f11
12018-12-07T15:22:41-08:00Erin Jonesff57f567e7b1b1483367dc101143970f40cd9e26View of the Villa of Cardinal Alessandro Albani21Veduta della Villa dell’Eccellentissimo Signore Cardinale Alessandro Albani fuori di Porta Salariaplain2023-06-19T08:58:12-07:00Jeanne 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
12018-11-07T17:04:41-08:00Alexis Kratzerb246b0b192071919d0499d7b3d52bbdb38177646Meeting Hall in Hadrian’s Villa19Dieta, o sia Luogo, che dà ingresso a diversi grandiosi Cubicoli, e ad altre magnifiche Stanze, esistente nella Villa Adriana; in oggi posseduta dal Signore Conte Fedeplain2023-06-26T08:31:39-07:00Jeanne Brittone120651dde677d5cf1fd515358b14d86eb289f11
12018-12-07T15:23:36-08:00Erin Jonesff57f567e7b1b1483367dc101143970f40cd9e26Villa Pamphili19Villa Panfili fuori di Porta San Pancrazioplain2023-06-19T08:59:26-07:00Jeanne Brittone120651dde677d5cf1fd515358b14d86eb289f11
12019-02-15T15:59:03-08:00Lindsay Wright43a99ec7d54d1be69bca7742bf73aca8e82f68edView of the Port of Ripa Grande17Veduta del Porto di Ripa Grandeplain2023-06-20T11:38:16-07:00Jeanne Brittone120651dde677d5cf1fd515358b14d86eb289f11
12019-02-15T16:39:40-08:00Lindsay Wright43a99ec7d54d1be69bca7742bf73aca8e82f68edView of the Ponte Salario17Veduta del Ponte Salario. Esso fu fabbricato da Narsete sull’Anione due miglia lontan da Roma, ed è fra i ponti antichi l’unico rimaso intero à nostri tempi.plain2023-06-20T11:58:16-07:00Jeanne Brittone120651dde677d5cf1fd515358b14d86eb289f11
12019-02-15T15:47:14-08:00Lindsay Wright43a99ec7d54d1be69bca7742bf73aca8e82f68edView of the Port of the Ripetta16Veduta del Porto di Ripettaplain2023-06-19T09:05:00-07:00Jeanne Brittone120651dde677d5cf1fd515358b14d86eb289f11
12019-02-15T16:45:07-08:00Lindsay Wright43a99ec7d54d1be69bca7742bf73aca8e82f68edView of the Tiber Island16Veduta dell’Isola Tiberinaplain2023-06-20T11:59:44-07:00Jeanne Brittone120651dde677d5cf1fd515358b14d86eb289f11
12021-03-30T11:16:11-07:00Avery Freemanb9edcb567e2471c9ec37caa50383522b90999cbaView of the Remains of the Baths of Titus6Veduta degli Avanzi delle Terme di Titoplain2025-01-27T12:49:39-08:00Jeanne Brittone120651dde677d5cf1fd515358b14d86eb289f11
12021-03-30T11:16:09-07:00Avery Freemanb9edcb567e2471c9ec37caa50383522b90999cbaRemains of the Temple of Castor and Pollux5Avanzi del Tempio di Castor e Polluceplain2024-10-30T11:45:55-07:00Jeanne Brittone120651dde677d5cf1fd515358b14d86eb289f11