November 2022

Photo by Clare Hornsby

This display, second in the annual series of four, presents a selection of prints gathered loosely around a few themes: the Castel Sant’Angelo, originally the Mausoleum of Hadrian; images of ancient fresco painting inside the Pyramid of Cestius and views and maps of the Capitoline and Forum. Most of the prints come from the Antichità Romane volumes and from the series of views of contemporary Rome that Piranesi made throughout his career. A rare and valuable decorated Catalogue sheet, listing works available for sale is also included; at BSR the sheet is included as the last page in Piranesi’s Della magnificenza ed architectura de’ Romani volume.