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On the Magnificence and Architecture of the Romans; Observations on the Letter of Monsieur Mariette
1media/7 Title page.jpg2020-11-22T09:49:02-08:00Avery Freemanb9edcb567e2471c9ec37caa50383522b90999cba228498Della Magnificenza ed Architettura De'Romani; Osservazioni sopra la Lettre de Monsieur Marietteimage_header2021-02-18T14:20:48-08:00Avery Freemanb9edcb567e2471c9ec37caa50383522b90999cbaThis volume contains three separately titled works in which Piranesi advances some of his most controversial opinions through image and text. First, and taking up most of the volume, is Della Magnificenza ed Architettura de’Romani [On the Magnificence and Architecture of the Romans], originally published in 1761. It is followed by Osservazioni sopra la Lettre de Monsieur Mariette [Observations on the Letter of Monsieur Mariette], and Della Introduzione e del Progresso delle Belle Arti in Europa [On the Introduction and Progress of the Fine Arts in Europe], which were originally published in a single volume in 1765. Each work contains typeset text and engraved illustrations; engravings from Della Magnificenza ed Architettura de’Romani are the first to be added and annotated in the pages below.
12020-11-22T09:41:17-08:00Avery Freemanb9edcb567e2471c9ec37caa50383522b90999cbaTitlepage 1: On the Grandeur and Architecture of the Romans1from Volume 07 of Giovanni Battista Piranesi’s Opereplain2020-11-22T09:41:17-08:00Internet Archiveimagepiranesi-ia-vol7-001.jpgAvery Freemanb9edcb567e2471c9ec37caa50383522b90999cba
12021-02-18T14:19:33-08:00Avery Freemanb9edcb567e2471c9ec37caa50383522b90999cbaFrontispiece: Portrait of Clement XIII1from Volume 07 of Giovanni Battista Piranesi's Opereplain2021-02-18T14:19:33-08:00Internet Archiveimagepiranesi-ia-vol7-041.jpgAvery Freemanb9edcb567e2471c9ec37caa50383522b90999cba
12020-11-22T09:41:12-08:00Avery Freemanb9edcb567e2471c9ec37caa50383522b90999cbaStudies of the Substructure of the Capitoline Hill1from Volume 07 of Giovanni Battista Piranesi’s Opereplain2020-11-22T09:41:12-08:00Internet Archiveimagepiranesi-ia-vol7-003.jpgAvery Freemanb9edcb567e2471c9ec37caa50383522b90999cba
12020-11-22T09:41:16-08:00Avery Freemanb9edcb567e2471c9ec37caa50383522b90999cbaThe Outlet of the Cloaca Maxima into the Tiber1from Volume 07 of Giovanni Battista Piranesi’s Opereplain2020-11-22T09:41:16-08:00Internet Archiveimagepiranesi-ia-vol7-004.jpgAvery Freemanb9edcb567e2471c9ec37caa50383522b90999cba
12020-11-22T09:41:13-08:00Avery Freemanb9edcb567e2471c9ec37caa50383522b90999cbaProjection of the Pedestal1from Volume 07 of Giovanni Battista Piranesi’s Opereplain2020-11-22T09:41:13-08:00Internet Archiveimagepiranesi-ia-vol7-006.jpgAvery Freemanb9edcb567e2471c9ec37caa50383522b90999cba
12020-11-22T09:41:18-08:00Avery Freemanb9edcb567e2471c9ec37caa50383522b90999cbaVarious Moldings and Cornices1from Volume 07 of Giovanni Battista Piranesi’s Opereplain2020-11-22T09:41:18-08:00Internet Archiveimagepiranesi-ia-vol7-007.jpgAvery Freemanb9edcb567e2471c9ec37caa50383522b90999cba
12020-11-22T09:41:11-08:00Avery Freemanb9edcb567e2471c9ec37caa50383522b90999cbaVarious Greek Columns Taken from Ancient Monuments1from Volume 07 of Giovanni Battista Piranesi’s Opereplain2020-11-22T09:41:11-08:00Internet Archiveimagepiranesi-ia-vol7-008.jpgAvery Freemanb9edcb567e2471c9ec37caa50383522b90999cba
12020-11-22T09:41:13-08:00Avery Freemanb9edcb567e2471c9ec37caa50383522b90999cbaVarious Capitals (1 of 3)1from Volume 07 of Giovanni Battista Piranesi’s Opereplain2020-11-22T09:41:13-08:00Internet Archiveimagepiranesi-ia-vol7-009.jpgAvery Freemanb9edcb567e2471c9ec37caa50383522b90999cba
12020-11-22T09:41:16-08:00Avery Freemanb9edcb567e2471c9ec37caa50383522b90999cbaVarious Fragments of Columns and a Bas-Relief1from Volume 07 of Giovanni Battista Piranesi’s Opereplain2020-11-22T09:41:16-08:00Internet Archiveimagepiranesi-ia-vol7-010.jpgAvery Freemanb9edcb567e2471c9ec37caa50383522b90999cba
12020-11-22T09:41:11-08:00Avery Freemanb9edcb567e2471c9ec37caa50383522b90999cbaColumn Bases from the Old Basilica of Saint Paul1from Volume 07 of Giovanni Battista Piranesi’s Opereplain2020-11-22T09:41:11-08:00Internet Archiveimagepiranesi-ia-vol7-011.jpgAvery Freemanb9edcb567e2471c9ec37caa50383522b90999cba
12020-11-22T09:41:17-08:00Avery Freemanb9edcb567e2471c9ec37caa50383522b90999cbaVarious Column Bases and Capitals1from Volume 07 of Giovanni Battista Piranesi’s Opereplain2020-11-22T09:41:17-08:00Internet Archiveimagepiranesi-ia-vol7-012.jpgAvery Freemanb9edcb567e2471c9ec37caa50383522b90999cba
12020-11-22T09:41:11-08:00Avery Freemanb9edcb567e2471c9ec37caa50383522b90999cbaColumn Bases Compared with Illustrations from Le Roy1from Volume 07 of Giovanni Battista Piranesi’s Opereplain2020-11-22T09:41:11-08:00Internet Archiveimagepiranesi-ia-vol7-013.jpgAvery Freemanb9edcb567e2471c9ec37caa50383522b90999cba
12020-11-22T09:41:14-08:00Avery Freemanb9edcb567e2471c9ec37caa50383522b90999cbaVarious Capitals (2 of 3)1from Volume 07 of Giovanni Battista Piranesi’s Opereplain2020-11-22T09:41:14-08:00Internet Archiveimagepiranesi-ia-vol7-014.jpgAvery Freemanb9edcb567e2471c9ec37caa50383522b90999cba
12020-11-22T09:41:17-08:00Avery Freemanb9edcb567e2471c9ec37caa50383522b90999cbaVarious Capitals and Other Architectural Details1from Volume 07 of Giovanni Battista Piranesi’s Opereplain2020-11-22T09:41:17-08:00Internet Archiveimagepiranesi-ia-vol7-015.jpgAvery Freemanb9edcb567e2471c9ec37caa50383522b90999cba
12020-11-22T09:41:18-08:00Avery Freemanb9edcb567e2471c9ec37caa50383522b90999cbaVarious Capitals and Bas-Reliefs1from Volume 07 of Giovanni Battista Piranesi’s Opereplain2020-11-22T09:41:18-08:00Internet Archiveimagepiranesi-ia-vol7-016.jpgAvery Freemanb9edcb567e2471c9ec37caa50383522b90999cba
12020-11-22T09:41:14-08:00Avery Freemanb9edcb567e2471c9ec37caa50383522b90999cbaVarious Capitals (3 of 3)1from Volume 07 of Giovanni Battista Piranesi’s Opereplain2020-11-22T09:41:14-08:00Internet Archiveimagepiranesi-ia-vol7-017.jpgAvery Freemanb9edcb567e2471c9ec37caa50383522b90999cba
12020-11-22T09:41:17-08:00Avery Freemanb9edcb567e2471c9ec37caa50383522b90999cbaVarious Capitals and a Column1from Volume 07 of Giovanni Battista Piranesi’s Opereplain2020-11-22T09:41:17-08:00Internet Archiveimagepiranesi-ia-vol7-018.jpgAvery Freemanb9edcb567e2471c9ec37caa50383522b90999cba
12020-11-22T09:41:18-08:00Avery Freemanb9edcb567e2471c9ec37caa50383522b90999cbaCapitals and Friezes Compared with Illustrations by Le Roy1from Volume 07 of Giovanni Battista Piranesi’s Opereplain2020-11-22T09:41:18-08:00Internet Archiveimagepiranesi-ia-vol7-019.jpgAvery Freemanb9edcb567e2471c9ec37caa50383522b90999cba
12020-11-22T09:41:15-08:00Avery Freemanb9edcb567e2471c9ec37caa50383522b90999cbaVarious Architectural Details (1 of 3)1from Volume 07 of Giovanni Battista Piranesi’s Opereplain2020-11-22T09:41:15-08:00Internet Archiveimagepiranesi-ia-vol7-020.jpgAvery Freemanb9edcb567e2471c9ec37caa50383522b90999cba
12020-11-22T09:41:15-08:00Avery Freemanb9edcb567e2471c9ec37caa50383522b90999cbaVarious Architectural Details (2 of 3)1from Volume 07 of Giovanni Battista Piranesi’s Opereplain2020-11-22T09:41:15-08:00Internet Archiveimagepiranesi-ia-vol7-021.jpgAvery Freemanb9edcb567e2471c9ec37caa50383522b90999cba
12020-11-22T09:41:11-08:00Avery Freemanb9edcb567e2471c9ec37caa50383522b90999cbaRoman Ionic Capitals Compared with Greek Examples from Le Roy1from Volume 07 of Giovanni Battista Piranesi’s Opereplain2020-11-22T09:41:11-08:00Internet Archiveimagepiranesi-ia-vol7-022.jpgAvery Freemanb9edcb567e2471c9ec37caa50383522b90999cba
12020-11-22T09:41:18-08:00Avery Freemanb9edcb567e2471c9ec37caa50383522b90999cbaComparative Pedestals1from Volume 07 of Giovanni Battista Piranesi’s Opereplain2020-11-22T09:41:18-08:00Internet Archiveimagepiranesi-ia-vol7-023.jpgAvery Freemanb9edcb567e2471c9ec37caa50383522b90999cba
12020-11-22T09:41:13-08:00Avery Freemanb9edcb567e2471c9ec37caa50383522b90999cbaView and Elevation of the Temple of Concord in Agrigento1from Volume 07 of Giovanni Battista Piranesi’s Opereplain2020-11-22T09:41:13-08:00Internet Archiveimagepiranesi-ia-vol7-024.jpgAvery Freemanb9edcb567e2471c9ec37caa50383522b90999cba
12020-11-22T09:41:12-08:00Avery Freemanb9edcb567e2471c9ec37caa50383522b90999cbaThree Diagrams of Doric Temple Construction (1 of 3)1from Volume 07 of Giovanni Battista Piranesi’s Opereplain2020-11-22T09:41:12-08:00Internet Archiveimagepiranesi-ia-vol7-025.jpgAvery Freemanb9edcb567e2471c9ec37caa50383522b90999cba
12020-11-22T09:41:12-08:00Avery Freemanb9edcb567e2471c9ec37caa50383522b90999cbaThree Diagrams of Doric Temple Construction (2 of 2)1from Volume 07 of Giovanni Battista Piranesi’s Opereplain2020-11-22T09:41:12-08:00Internet Archiveimagepiranesi-ia-vol7-026.jpgAvery Freemanb9edcb567e2471c9ec37caa50383522b90999cba
12020-11-22T09:41:16-08:00Avery Freemanb9edcb567e2471c9ec37caa50383522b90999cbaThree Diagrams and an Elevation of the Doric Temple1from Volume 07 of Giovanni Battista Piranesi’s Opereplain2020-11-22T09:41:16-08:00Internet Archiveimagepiranesi-ia-vol7-027.jpgAvery Freemanb9edcb567e2471c9ec37caa50383522b90999cba
12020-11-22T09:41:13-08:00Avery Freemanb9edcb567e2471c9ec37caa50383522b90999cbaThree Diagrams of Doric Temple Construction (3 of 3)1from Volume 07 of Giovanni Battista Piranesi’s Opereplain2020-11-22T09:41:13-08:00Internet Archiveimagepiranesi-ia-vol7-028.jpgAvery Freemanb9edcb567e2471c9ec37caa50383522b90999cba
12020-11-22T09:41:15-08:00Avery Freemanb9edcb567e2471c9ec37caa50383522b90999cbaDiagrams of Roof Structure in Doric Temple Construction1from Volume 07 of Giovanni Battista Piranesi’s Opereplain2020-11-22T09:41:15-08:00Internet Archiveimagepiranesi-ia-vol7-029.jpgAvery Freemanb9edcb567e2471c9ec37caa50383522b90999cba
12020-11-22T09:41:17-08:00Avery Freemanb9edcb567e2471c9ec37caa50383522b90999cbaPlan and Elevation of the Tuscan Temple after Vitruvius1from Volume 07 of Giovanni Battista Piranesi’s Opereplain2020-11-22T09:41:17-08:00Internet Archiveimagepiranesi-ia-vol7-030.jpgAvery Freemanb9edcb567e2471c9ec37caa50383522b90999cba
12020-11-22T09:41:17-08:00Avery Freemanb9edcb567e2471c9ec37caa50383522b90999cbaElevations of the Tuscan Temple after Le Roy and Perrault1from Volume 07 of Giovanni Battista Piranesi’s Opereplain2020-11-22T09:41:17-08:00Internet Archiveimagepiranesi-ia-vol7-031.jpgAvery Freemanb9edcb567e2471c9ec37caa50383522b90999cba
12020-11-22T09:41:15-08:00Avery Freemanb9edcb567e2471c9ec37caa50383522b90999cbaSection of the Emissarium at Lake Albano1from Volume 07 of Giovanni Battista Piranesi’s Opereplain2020-11-22T09:41:15-08:00Internet Archiveimagepiranesi-ia-vol7-032.jpgAvery Freemanb9edcb567e2471c9ec37caa50383522b90999cba
12020-11-22T09:41:18-08:00Avery Freemanb9edcb567e2471c9ec37caa50383522b90999cbaGreek Columns Compared with Etruscan and Roman1from Volume 07 of Giovanni Battista Piranesi’s Opereplain2020-11-22T09:41:18-08:00Internet Archiveimagepiranesi-ia-vol7-033.jpgAvery Freemanb9edcb567e2471c9ec37caa50383522b90999cba
12020-11-22T09:41:15-08:00Avery Freemanb9edcb567e2471c9ec37caa50383522b90999cbaDetails of Various Greek Doric Temples (1 of 2)2from Volume 07 of Giovanni Battista Piranesi’s Opereplain2020-11-22T13:10:54-08:00Internet Archiveimagepiranesi-ia-vol7-034.jpgJeanne Brittone120651dde677d5cf1fd515358b14d86eb289f11
12020-11-22T09:41:14-08:00Avery Freemanb9edcb567e2471c9ec37caa50383522b90999cbaDetails of Various Greek Doric Temples (2 of 2)2from Volume 07 of Giovanni Battista Piranesi’s Opereplain2020-11-22T13:10:16-08:00Internet Archiveimagepiranesi-ia-vol7-035.jpgJeanne Brittone120651dde677d5cf1fd515358b14d86eb289f11
12020-11-22T09:41:16-08:00Avery Freemanb9edcb567e2471c9ec37caa50383522b90999cbaDetails of the Erechtheion, Athens, after Le Roy1from Volume 07 of Giovanni Battista Piranesi’s Opereplain2020-11-22T09:41:16-08:00Internet Archiveimagepiranesi-ia-vol7-036.jpgAvery Freemanb9edcb567e2471c9ec37caa50383522b90999cba
12020-11-22T09:41:11-08:00Avery Freemanb9edcb567e2471c9ec37caa50383522b90999cbaRoman architectural details compared with Greek examples from Le Roy1from Volume 07 of Giovanni Battista Piranesi’s Opereplain2020-11-22T09:41:11-08:00Internet Archiveimagepiranesi-ia-vol7-037.jpgAvery Freemanb9edcb567e2471c9ec37caa50383522b90999cba
12020-11-22T09:41:16-08:00Avery Freemanb9edcb567e2471c9ec37caa50383522b90999cbaPlan showing the location of the Circus Maximus1from Volume 07 of Giovanni Battista Piranesi’s Opereplain2020-11-22T09:41:16-08:00Internet Archiveimagepiranesi-ia-vol7-038.jpgAvery Freemanb9edcb567e2471c9ec37caa50383522b90999cba
12020-11-22T09:41:14-08:00Avery Freemanb9edcb567e2471c9ec37caa50383522b90999cbaDetails of the construction of an entrance porch to a Tuscan temple1from Volume 07 of Giovanni Battista Piranesi’s Opereplain2020-11-22T09:41:14-08:00Internet Archiveimagepiranesi-ia-vol7-039.jpgAvery Freemanb9edcb567e2471c9ec37caa50383522b90999cba
12020-11-22T09:41:14-08:00Avery Freemanb9edcb567e2471c9ec37caa50383522b90999cbaVarious architectural details (3 of 3)1from Volume 07 of Giovanni Battista Piranesi’s Opereplain2020-11-22T09:41:14-08:00Internet Archiveimagepiranesi-ia-vol7-040.jpgAvery Freemanb9edcb567e2471c9ec37caa50383522b90999cba