{"product_id":"piranesi-drawings","title":"Piranesi Drawings","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Venetian-born artist Giovanni Battista Piranesi (1720-1778) is best known for his dramatic etchings of the architecture and antiquities of his adopted home city of Rome and for his extraordinary flights of spatial fancy, such as \u003cem\u003eLe Carceri\u003c\/em\u003e (\"Prisons\").\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePublished to coincide with an exhibition at the British Museum, this volume explores Piranesi's celebrated skill as a draftsman. While many studies are concerned with Piranesi's activities as a printmaker, this beautifully illustrated book examines new dimensions of his art by focusing on his drawings. Curator and author Sarah Vowles establishes a clear relationship between his drawings and prints, discusses the involvement of studio hands in his late works, and examines how his style as a draftsman evolved.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cem\u003ePiranesi Drawings\u003c\/em\u003e reveals the quality and lasting impact of the pen and chalk studies by a remarkably talented draftsman, as demonstrated by the superb collection at the British Museum.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Thames \u0026 Hudson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51164383117623,"sku":"9780500480618","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0934\/9926\/1239\/files\/imageloader_88df3440-539a-40ee-8ba4-f38b06b55fbd.jpg?v=1759514552","url":"https:\/\/shop.queerbooks.com\/products\/piranesi-drawings","provider":"Philly AIDS Thrift @ Giovanni's Room","version":"1.0","type":"link"}