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Bathing Venus, from "Classical Statues in Rome"
Francesco Piranesi
1785
Statue of a Philosopher in a pallium, thought to be Zeno of Elea, from "Classical Statues in Rome"
Francesco Piranesi
1782
View from the street entering beneath the gateway to the city of Pompeii, with the foot paths and the shops, from "Antiquités de Pompeïa, tome premier, Antiquités de la Grande Grèce..." (Antiquities of Pompeii, volume one, Antiquities of Great Greece...), volume 1, plate 8
Francesco Piranesi
1804
Side view of the Temple of Juno...(now identified as the Temple of Athena), plate 19 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)
Francesco Piranesi
1778
Tomb Inscriptions, and others, found in buildings adjacent to the entrance to the city of Pompeii, from "Antiquités de Pompeïa, tome premier, Antiquités de la Grande Grèce..." (Antiquities of Pompeii, volume one, Antiquities of Great Greece...), volume 1, plate 7
Francesco Piranesi
1804
Amazon, from "Classical Statues in Rome"
Francesco Piranesi
1781
Plate XIX: details of armor from Trajan's column
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
1774–79
Portrait Statue for the tomb of Giambattista Piranesi, from "Classical Statues in Rome"
Francesco Piranesi
1790
Antiquités de la Grande Grèce, Aujourd'hui Royaume de Naples, Gravées par Francois Piranesi, Membre de l'Academie de Stockolm, Ancien Ministre de Suede, et Chevalier de l'Etoile Poliare et de Leperon / Premiere Volume, Contenant les Usages civils, militaires et religieux [...]
Francesco Piranesi
1807
Second plan of the Museum, containing the fresco paintings, found at Herculanum, Pompeii and Stabia in the year 1770, 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 B
Francesco Piranesi
1806
Illustration of the side of the theater, and the stage, cross-sections of the stairs, which go up to the Vomitoria, tavola 5 from "Il Teatro d'Ercolano" (The Theater at Herculaneum)
Francesco Piranesi
1783
Plan of the House of the Surgeon inside the city of Pompeii, from "Antiquités de Pompeïa, tome premier, Antiquités de la Grande Grèce..." (Antiquities of Pompeii, volume one, Antiquities of Great Greece...), volume 1, plate 14
Francesco Piranesi
1804
Neptune, plate 15 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
Paris about to present the apple to Venus, from "Classical Statues in Rome"
Francesco Piranesi
1781
Mercury and Psyche, from "La fable de Psyché, Villa Farnesina", bound with "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
1804–07
Chariot of Jupiter (Char de Jupiter), plate 3 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 illustration of a part of the first order of the Pantheon, from "Raccolta de'Tempi Antichi, Prima Parte" (Collection of Antique Temples, First Part)
Francesco Piranesi
ca. 1750–80
Illumination of the Cross in St. Peter's
Francesco Piranesi
1758–1810
The Genius of Bacchus (Génie de Bacchus), plate 5 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
Interior view of the temple which is believed to have been dedicated to Juno...(now identified as the Temple of Athena), plate 20 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)
Francesco Piranesi
1778
Title page, from "Il Teatro d'Ercolano" (The Theater at Herculaneum)
Francesco Piranesi
1783
View of the remains of the two rows of columns in the Temple of Neptune which originally formed the colonnades along the sides of the cella, and supported the uppermost part of the roof..., plate 16 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
Interior view of the Pantheon, called the Rotonda, from "Vedute di Roma" (Roman Views), part II
Francesco Piranesi
ca. 1780
View of the Temple of Isis, and of its two wings of the Peristyle, all taken from the front, from "Antiquités de Pompeïa, tome second, Antiquités de la Grande Grèce..." (Antiquities of Pompeii, volume two, Antiquities of Great Greece...), volume 2, plate 66
Francesco Piranesi
1806
View of another temple in the city of Pesto (Paestum), which is commonly believed to have been dedicated to Juno, plate 18 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
Armoire containing kitchen utensils, 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 8
Francesco Piranesi
1805
View of the door of the surrounding wall of the Temple of Isis [...], from "Antiquités de Pompeïa, tome second, Antiquités de la Grande Grèce..." (Antiquities of Pompeii, volume two, Antiquities of Great Greece...), volume 2, plate 61
Francesco Piranesi
1805
Cupid, conqueror of Neptune (Cupidon, vainqueur de Neptune), plate 2 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
The Farnese Flora, from "Classical Statues in Rome"
Francesco Piranesi
1782
Demonstration [illustration] of the Impluvium, or Catch Basin established at the middle of the Courtyard inside the House of the Surgeon at Pompeii, from "Antiquités de Pompeïa, tome premier, Antiquités de la Grande Grèce..." (Antiquities of Pompeii, volume one, Antiquities of Great Greece...), volume 1, plate 19
Francesco Piranesi
1804
Love dancing with two of the Graces and accompanied by the sound of rattlesnakes, while the third plays the triangular harp. Derived from the Muses of Herculanum, 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 19
Francesco Piranesi
1805–7
Marble bas-relief of a ceremonial fire, 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
1786
Cupid and Jupiter, from "La Fable de Psyché, Villa Farnesina", bound with "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
1804–07
Il Teatro d'Ercolano alla Maestra di Gustavus III. Rex di Svezia &c. Vmlia e Consangra
Francesco Piranesi
1783
Ceres or Summer: her head is crowned with ears of corn: she has a cornucopia (Cérès ou l'Eté: sa tête est couronnée d'épis: elle tient une conre d'abondance), 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 3
Tommaso Piroli
1807
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
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
Drawing
Louis Jean Desprez
n.d.
Interior view of the so-called College des Anfictions...(Basilica), plate 7 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
Bound volume of prints by Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Francesco Piranesi and others from "Trofeo o sia Magnifica Colonna Coclide..." (The Trophy or Magnificent Spiral Column...)
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
1774–79