Giovan Battista Piranesi and classical antiquity in Rome
The Briganti Library's collection preserves numerous antique books enriched with engraved plates, including 8 volumes in their original half-leather binding with marbled board covers, intact and accompanied by numerous prints derived from the etchings of Giovan Battista Piranesi (1720-1778).
The Campus Martius of Ancient Rome
The Campus Martius of Ancient Rome
Giovan Battista Piranesi and classical antiquity in Rome
The collection of the Briganti Library preserves numerous ancient books enriched with engraved plates, including 8 volumes in their original half-leather binding with marbled board covers, intact and accompanied by numerous prints taken from the etchings of Giovan Battista Piranesi (1720-1778). These are Le Antichità Romane in four volumes (1756), Della Magnificenza e d'Architettura de' Romani (1761), Il Campo Marzio dell'Antica Roma (1762), le Antichità d'Albano e Castelgandolfo (1764) and Lapides Capitolini sive Fasti Consulares Triumphalesque Romanorum (1762). Piranesi began his career as an architect in Venice and in 1740 moved to Rome as a draftsman in the retinue of the Venetian ambassador Francesco Venier. The cultural environment allowed him to study ancient and modern texts, carry out surveys and refine the etching technique. Fascinated by the Roman ruins, Piranesi created works of archaeological rigor, perspectival precision and capricious visions.
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The story of Sorore
The fresco in the Pellegrinaio hall, depicting the Story of Sorore, now hangs on the left above the side door that leads to the aisles of Sant'Ansano and San Galgano.
The fresco in the Pellegrinaio hall, depicting the Story of Sorore, now hangs on the left above the side door that leads to the aisles of Sant'Ansano and San Galgano.
The growth of walls
The fresco in the third bay of the pilgrims' hall shows a construction site associated with the hospital, with an octagonal building in the background and a portico where some workers are engaged in the work.
The fresco in the third bay of the pilgrims' hall shows a construction site associated with the hospital, with an octagonal building in the background and a portico where some workers are engaged in the work.
Agostino Novello hands the robe to the rector
The fresco by Priamo della Quercia located in the Pellegrinaio hall, in the fourth bay on the right, depicts the Blessed Agostino Novello presenting the Augustinian habit to the Rector. Among the figures, the emperor John VIII Palaiologos can be recognized.
The fresco by Priamo della Quercia located in the Pellegrinaio hall, in the fourth bay on the right, depicts the Blessed Agostino Novello presenting the Augustinian habit to the Rector. Among the figures, the emperor John VIII Palaiologos can be recognized.
The Pope grants the indulgence
The fresco in the fifth bay on the right, located in the Pellegrinaio hall, depicts Eugene IV handing a parchment to Carlo d'Agnolino Bartoli. In the background, Eastern and African figures can be seen.
The fresco in the fifth bay on the right, located in the Pellegrinaio hall, depicts Eugene IV handing a parchment to Carlo d'Agnolino Bartoli. In the background, Eastern and African figures can be seen.