136 — Piranesi 1 — Prima Parte – About Buildings + Cities

In the first part of our new series on Piranesi we discussed his upbringing and background in Venice, his earliest travels to Rome and first work with Giuseppe Vasi and Tiepolo. We talked a little about the historical and cultural context of Piranesi’s work, before getting stuck into his Prima parte di Architettura e Prospettive (1743) and Varie Vedute di Roma Antica e Moderna (1745), and start to map out the rest of his oeuvre that will form the rest of the series.

This is the first episode of a four part series about Piranesi, and there will be bonus episodes forthcoming on Patreon about his legacy and works of art and literature inspired by it.

You can watch this episode on YouTube to follow along with the images: https://youtu.be/QUY4Yw2kxmk

Edited by Matthew Lloyd Roberts. Mixing by Lewis Todd.

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