Piranesi as Architect and Designer by John Wilton-Ely

Piranesi as Architect and Designer by John Wilton-Ely

Piranesi's name is usually connected with intriguing and mysterious etchings, but Giambattisa Piranesi (1720-1778) was also influential as an architect and decorative arts designer. This book examines his work, theories, and impact on the design of architecture and the decorative arts, and it is written by a widely recognized authority on Piranesi. This book, although short, is an in-depth study of Piranesi and his work in these fields, with discussions of his background and the influences on him, as well as how his designs evolved and became influential throughout Britain and Europe. As only one of Piranesi's architectural designs was ever actually executed, his significance as an architect ultimately rests on his extensive graphic production and his polemical publications, both of which are shown in this book to have been tremendously influential. This volume is copublished with The Pierpont Morgan Library New York, using many of its outstanding collection of Piranesi drawings and etchings.

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ISBN 13	9780300053821
ISBN 10	0300053827
Title	Piranesi as Architect and Designer
Author	John Wilton-Ely
Condition	Unavailable
Publisher	Yale University Press
Year published	1993-10-27
Number of pages	208
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