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Title page, [Central dedication with a portrait medallion of Pope Pius VI, surrounded by architectural ruins, a sarcophagus and armour, the Pantheon in the Background], from "Raccolta de'Tempi Antichi, Prima Parte" (Collection of Antique Temples, First Part)
Francesco Piranesi
1780
Bronze vases, in the form of a purse, called Arytena by the Greeks, for bathing use in baths, and a basin for the same use in Pompeii, from "Antiquités de la Grande Grèce, [...] Contenant les Usages civils, militaires et religieux" [...] (Antiquities of the Great Greece [...] Containing the civic, military and religious wares), volume 1, plate 30
Francesco Piranesi
1805
Prison Scene
Francesco Piranesi
n.d.
View of the Temple of Neptune, tutelary god of the ancient city of Pesto [Paestum], although no indication has been found to show whether this temple was related to that divinity or to some other..., plate 10 from "Différentes vues de quelques Restes de trois grands Edifices qui subsistent encore dans le milieu de l'ancienne Ville de Pesto autrement Posidinia qui est située dans la Lucanie" (Different views of some of the remains of three great edifices that still exist at the center of the ancient city of Pesto, or Posidonia [Paestum], which is situated in Lucania)
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
1778
Front view of the column of Marcus Aurelius, from six plates
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
1774–79
Plan of a two-storey house with reconstructions, and the remains of which were demonstrated in numbers 6 and 7 of plate 44, from "Antiquités de Pompeïa, tome second, Antiquités de la Grande Grèce..." (Antiquities of Pompeii, volume two, Antiquities of Great Greece...), volume 2, plate 48
Francesco Piranesi
1806
Illumination of the Cross in St. Peter's
Francesco Piranesi
1758–1810
Kitchen utencils found at Pompeii, from "Antiquités de la Grande Grèce, [...] Contenant les Usages civils, militaires et religieux" [...] (Antiquities of the Great Greece [...] Containing the civic, military and religious wares), volume 1, plate 4
Francesco Piranesi
1805
Spinario [Boy with Thorn], from "Classical Statues in Rome"
Francesco Piranesi
1785
Cincinnato, from "Classical Statues in Rome"
Francesco Piranesi
1785
View of Pompeii (Altra veduta della Stanza dove si preparava il Bogno Caldo . . . )
Francesco Piranesi
n.d.
Apollo prepared to shoot an arrow which must annihilate the serpent Python (Apollon prêt à lancer la flèche qui doit anéantir le serpent Python), from "Peintures de la Ville Altoviti à Rome, inventées par Michelange, Peintes par Giorgio Vasari et Gravées par Thomas Piroli, faisant partie de la Calcographie Piranesi" (Paintings from the Villa Altoviti in Rome, designed by Michelangelo, painted by Giorgio Vasari, and engraved by Thomas Piroli, made part of the Calcography of Piranesi), plate 5
Tommaso Piroli
1807
View and details of a marble table in the form of a circus, from "Vasi, candelabri, cippi, sarcofagi, tripodi, lucerne, ed ornamenti antichi disegnati ed incisi dal Cav. Gio. Batt. Piranesi, Vol. I" (Vases, candelabra, grave stones, sarcophagi, tripods, lamps, and ornaments designed and etched by Cavalieri Giovanni Battista Piranesi)
Francesco Piranesi
1778–80
Illustration of some parts of the brick works, of which the Pantheon is built, from "Raccolta de'Tempi Antichi, Prima Parte" (Collection of Antique Temples, First Part)
Francesco Piranesi
ca. 1750–80
Cupid, conqueror of the soul [butterflies symbolizing Psyche] (Cupidon, vainqueur des ames), plate 1 from "Peintures du Cabinet de Jules II, au Vatican de l'Invention de Raphael, Recueillies par les Piranesi, et Dessinées par Thomas Piroli" (Paintings from the Chambers of Jules II in the Vatican by Raphael, published by the Piranesi brothers and drawn by Thomas Piroli)
Tommaso Piroli
1804
View of the Temple of Isis and of the small Egyptian temple as they are today, and a portion of the Atrium that surrounds them, from "Antiquités de Pompeïa, tome second, Antiquités de la Grande Grèce..." (Antiquities of Pompeii, volume two, Antiquities of Great Greece...), volume 2, plate 65
Francesco Piranesi
1806
View of the Temple of Isis, showing the reconstruced parts etched in line and the existing parts in chiaroscuro, from "Antiquités de Pompeïa, tome second, Antiquités de la Grande Grèce..." (Antiquities of Pompeii, volume two, Antiquities of Great Greece...), volume 2, plate 69
Francesco Piranesi
1806
Large plan of the entrance of the town of Pompeii, and its surrounding buildings, from "Antiquités de Pompeïa, tome premier, Antiquités de la Grande Grèce..." (Antiquities of Pompeii, volume one, Antiquities of Great Greece...), volume 1, plate 2
Francesco Piranesi
1804
Rear view of the Pantheon with the Remains of the Baths of Agrippa, from "Raccolta de'Tempi Antichi, Prima Parte" (Collection of Antique Temples, First Part)
Francesco Piranesi
ca. 1750–80
Temple of Neptune at Pesto [Paestum], seen from the side and drawn on a larger scale than in the first plate, plate 11 from "Différentes vues de quelques Restes de trois grands Edifices qui subsistent encore dans le milieu de l'ancienne Ville de Pesto autrement Posidinia qui est située dans la Lucanie" (Different views of some of the remains of three great edifices that still exist at the center of the ancient city of Pesto, or Posidonia [Paestum], which is situated in Lucania)
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
1778
Différentes vues de quelques Restes de trois grands Edifices qui subsistent encore dans le milieu de l'ancienne Ville de Pesto autrement Posidinia qui est située dans la Lucanie (Different views of some of the remains of three great edifices that still exist at the center of the ancient city of Pesto, or Posidonia [Paestum], which is situated in Lucania)
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
1778
Restored detail of the Trophy of Octavian Augustus, plate 9 from "Trofei di Ottaviano Augusto innalzati per la vittoria ad Actium e conquista dell'Egitto con vari altri ornamenti antichi disegnati ed incisi da Cavalier Go. Batta. Piranesi" (Trophies of Octavian Augustus erected to commemorate the victory at Actium and the conquest of Egypt with various other ornament drawn and etched by Cavalieri Gio. Batta. Piranesi)
Francesco Piranesi
printed ca. 1780
View of the Ornaments and the out-buildings of the interior of the second Tavern on the right in the City of Pompeii, from a different perspective than plate 27, from "Antiquités de Pompeïa, tome premier, Antiquités de la Grande Grèce..." (Antiquities of Pompeii, volume one, Antiquities of Great Greece...), volume 1, plate 28
Francesco Piranesi
1804
Chariot of Mercury (Char de Mercure), plate 6 from "Peintures de la Sala Borgia au Vatican de l'invention de Raphael recueilles par les Piranesi et Dessinées par Thomas Piroli" (Paintings from the Sala Borgia in the Vatican by Raphael)
Tommaso Piroli
1803
Large handled patarae [shallow dishes used in a ritual context], and utensils known as Simpulum or Simpuvium, used to draw liquids in Pompeii, from "Antiquités de la Grande Grèce, [...] Contenant les Usages civils, militaires et religieux" [...] (Antiquities of the Great Greece [...] Containing the civic, military and religious wares), volume 1, plate 22
Francesco Piranesi
1805
Cross-section of the Temple of Honor, and of Virtue, tavola 6 from "Raccolta de'Tempi Antichi, Prima Parte" (Collection of Antique Temples, First Part)
Francesco Piranesi
ca. 1750–80
Temple of Minerva Medica, and facade of the Church of S. Vito, tavola 32 from "Antichità Romane fuori di Roma disegnate ed incise da Giambatta Piranesi Architetto Veneziano Parte Seconda" (Roman Antiquities outside Rome drawn and etched by Giambat'ta Piranesi, Venetian Architect, Part Two)
Francesco Piranesi
printed after 1775
Side view of the Temple of Vesta in Tivoli, tavola 4 from "Raccolta de'Tempi Antichi, Prima Parte" (Collection of Antique Temples, First Part)
Francesco Piranesi
ca. 1750–80
The Genius of Apollo (Génie d'Apollon), plate 4 from "Peintures de la Villa Lante, à Rome, de l'Invention de Jules Romain, Recueillies par les Piranesi, et Dessinées par Thomas Piroli" (Paintings from the Villa Lante by Giulio Romano, published by the Piranesi brothers and drawn by Thomas Piroli)
Tommaso Piroli
1803
View of the Pantheon with a reconstruction of its ornament, from "Raccolta de'Tempi Antichi, Prima Parte" (Collection of Antique Temples, First Part)
Francesco Piranesi
ca. 1750–80
Inscriptions found in the same excavation without a definite connection with the Scipioni, tavola 6 from "Monumenti degli Scipioni" (Monuments of the Scipios)
Francesco Piranesi
1785
View of the sarcophagus of Scipione Barbato and the Monument of Aula Cornelia, tavola 3 from "Monumenti degli Scipioni" (Monuments of the Scipios)
Francesco Piranesi
1785
The Birth of Venus (La Naissance de Vénus), plate 7 from "Peintures du Cabinet de Jules II, au Vatican de l'Invention de Raphael, Recueillies par les Piranesi, et Dessinées par Thomas Piroli" (Paintings from the Chambers of Jules II in the Vatican by Raphael, published by the Piranesi brothers and drawn by Thomas Piroli)
Tommaso Piroli
1804
Harpocrates, from "Classical Statues in Rome"
Francesco Piranesi
1783
Flora, from "Classical Statues in Rome"
Francesco Piranesi
1784
Friezes with the figures of Jupiter and Minerva raised up in the middle of the scroll pattern, with alternating Nymphs and Geniuses, plate 9 from "Peintures de la Sala Borgia au Vatican de l'invention de Raphael recueilles par les Piranesi et Dessinées par Thomas Piroli" (Paintings from the Sala Borgia in the Vatican by Raphael)
Tommaso Piroli
1803
Glass Caraffe and Vases, with faceted Crystal Drinking Glasses, used for different purposes and found in Pompeii, from "Antiquités de la Grande Grèce, [...] Contenant les Usages civils, militaires et religieux" [...] (Antiquities of the Great Greece [...] Containing the civic, military and religious wares), volume 1, plate 25
Francesco Piranesi
1805
Plate XVII: detail of the capital of Trajan's column
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
1774–79
Large illustration of a part of the Portico of the Pantheon, from "Raccolta de'Tempi Antichi, Prima Parte" (Collection of Antique Temples, First Part)
Francesco Piranesi
ca. 1750–80
Interior view of the Temple of Neptune, described in Plate X, plate 12 from "Différentes vues de quelques Restes de trois grands Edifices qui subsistent encore dans le milieu de l'ancienne Ville de Pesto autrement Posidinia qui est située dans la Lucanie" (Different views of some of the remains of three great edifices that still exist at the center of the ancient city of Pesto, or Posidonia [Paestum], which is situated in Lucania)
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
1778