Observations on the Letter of Monsieur Mariette by Giovanni Battista Piranesi
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Observations on the Letter of Monsieur Mariette

Observations on the Letter of Monsieur Mariette


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Published in 1765, Giovanni Battista Piranesi's Osservazioni is an impassioned defense of the superiority of Roman architectural invention over the beautiful and noble simplicity of ancient Greece. In this three-part polemical masterpiece, the famed engraver and designer not only contends
that the Etruscans-not the Greeks-were the artistic mentors of the Romans but also argues for a Roman-inspired exuberance in design that draws freely on all forms and traditions of ancient art. Although Piranesi's essentially Baroque vision set him at odds with the austere Neoclassicism of his
contemporaries, his ideas were inspirational to such gifted eighteenth-century architects as Robert Adam, John Soane, Claude-Nicolas Ledoux, and Étienne-Louis Boullée. Today, Piranesi's lively plea for imaginative eclecticism remains topical, as the debate continues over the relative merits of a
rational, minimal architecture versus an architecture rich in ornament and historical references.
About the Author:
John Wilton-Ely is professor emeritus in the history of art at the University of Hull, England. Caroline Beamish has numerous published translations include Michel Melot's The Impressionist Print. David Britt has translated an array of books, including Aby Warburg's The Renewal of Pagan Antiquity.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780892366361
  • Publisher: Getty Research Institute
  • Publisher Imprint: Getty Research Institute
  • Depth: 13
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: Y
  • Spine Width: 13 mm
  • Weight: 598 gr
  • ISBN-10: 0892366362
  • Publisher Date: 07 Nov 2002
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Height: 242 mm
  • No of Pages: 192
  • Series Title: Texts and Documents
  • Sub Title: With Opinions on Architecture, and a Preface to a New Treatise on the Introduction and Progress on the Fine Arts in Europe in Ancient Times
  • Width: 191 mm


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