num_pages: 1264
description: First illustrated edition of the complete etched work. Over 1,100 reproductions. With concordances to Focillon, Hind, The Calcografia, and Robison.The complete copperplate etchings of Piranesi, one of the greatest draftsmen of architectural spaces both real and imagined. The works provide exquisitely detailed views of ancient and modern Rome's prisons, churches, bridges, arches, temples, gardens, piazzas, villas, tombs, ornamental letters and architectural details. Each of the 31 sections is introduced by text in English, German, and French. The book contains 1,030 illustrations.
language: English
title: Piranesi: The Complete Etchings
titlecomplete: Piranesi: The Complete Etchings (volume I and II)
ratings_count: 5
publisher: Alan Wofsy Fine Arts