Piranesi's grandest tour : from Europe to Australia / Colin Holden.

Main entry:

Holden, Colin, author.

Title & Author:

Piranesi's grandest tour : from Europe to Australia / Colin Holden.

Publication:

Sydney, N.S.W. : NewSouth Publishing, 2014.

Description:

220 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 x 31 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. Piranesi and his art: Labor vincit omnia -- 2. Piranesi's clientele: Rome and the Grand Tourists -- 3. Promoting his father's image: Francesco Piranesi -- 4. Making Australasia's collections: A grander tour -- 5. Australian artists and Piranesi: Translations and commentaries.

Summary:

The majestic works of eighteenth-century Italian printmaker Giovanni Battista Piranesi have never ceased to inspire artists, printmakers and architects. Piranesi is famous for his etchings of real and imaginary buildings - Roman ruins, baroque cityscapes and fantastical prisons. Here, his life and art is reassessed, along with the complex world of his son, Francesco, whose promotion of his father's work was overshadowed by allegations of espionage. The book also reveals the story of the Australian collectors of Piranesi's work and his influence on our artists, from Russell Drysdale to Rick Amor and Marco Luccio.

ISBN:

9781742233949 (hardback)
1742233945 (hardback)

Subject:

Piranesi, Giovanni Battista, 1720-1778 Influence.
Piranesi, Francesco, 1756-1810.
Piranesi, Giovanni Battista, 1720-1778.
Piranesi, Giovanni Battista 1720-1778
Piranesi, Francesco 1758-1810
Art Collectors and collecting Australia.
Art and society Australia.
Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
Art Collectionneurs et collections Australie.
Art et société Australie.
Influence littéraire, artistique, etc.
Art and society.
Art Collectors and collecting.
Australia.
Australian

Holdings:

Location: Library main m 288420
Call No.: BIB 230100
Status: Available

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