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Design for a Museum or Repository by Stephen Riou

Design for a Museum or Repository

Stephen Riou, 1758

Means by which the large blocks of travertine and marble were lifted during the construction of the large Tomb of Caecilia Metella, from Le Antichità Romane (Roman Antiquities), tome 3, tavola 53 by Giovanni Battista Piranesi|Angelo Rotili

Means by which the large blocks of travertine and marble were lifted during the construction of the large Tomb of Caecilia Metella, from Le Antichità Romane (Roman Antiquities), tome 3, tavola 53

Giovanni Battista Piranesi|Angelo Rotili, published 1756–57

Partial elevation and plan of the first-order portico at the Theater of Marcellus (Dimostrazione di una parte de' portici del prim' ordine del Teatro di Marcello), from 'Le Antichità Romane' by Giovanni Battista Piranesi

Partial elevation and plan of the first-order portico at the Theater of Marcellus (Dimostrazione di una parte de' portici del prim' ordine del Teatro di Marcello), from 'Le Antichità Romane'

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1756

The Arch of Septimius Severus (Arco di Severo, e Caracalla) by Giovanni Battista Piranesi

The Arch of Septimius Severus (Arco di Severo, e Caracalla)

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, ca. 1756

The Pyramid of Gaius Cestius, from Vedute di Roma (Roman Views) by Giovanni Battista Piranesi

The Pyramid of Gaius Cestius, from Vedute di Roma (Roman Views)

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, ca. 1756

View of the Mausoleum of the Emperor Hadrian (now called Castel S. Angelo) from the rear, from Vedute di Roma (Roman Views) by Giovanni Battista Piranesi|Bouchard & Gravier

View of the Mausoleum of the Emperor Hadrian (now called Castel S. Angelo) from the rear, from Vedute di Roma (Roman Views)

Giovanni Battista Piranesi|Bouchard & Gravier, ca. 1756

Ancient school built according to the Egyptian and Greek manners (Scuola antica architettata all'Egiziana e alla Greca) by Giovanni Battista Piranesi

Ancient school built according to the Egyptian and Greek manners (Scuola antica architettata all'Egiziana e alla Greca)

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1750

Section of a House with Portico Seen at Right. by Giovanni Battista Galliani

Section of a House with Portico Seen at Right.

Giovanni Battista Galliani, 1750–1850

Cross-section of a chapel (?); verso: Pavillion in Neogothic style by Anonymous, Swedish, 19th century

Cross-section of a chapel (?); verso: Pavillion in Neogothic style

Anonymous, Swedish, 19th century, ca. 1800

View of the Scala Reggia ordered by Alesandro VII (Vedute Della Scala Reggia ordinata da Alesandro VII) by Giovanni Ottaviani|Francesco Panini

View of the Scala Reggia ordered by Alesandro VII (Vedute Della Scala Reggia ordinata da Alesandro VII)

Giovanni Ottaviani|Francesco Panini, n.d.

Elevation en perspective d'une colonne destinée pour la Sépultre d'une Reine by Ennemond Alexandre Petitot

Elevation en perspective d'une colonne destinée pour la Sépultre d'une Reine

Ennemond Alexandre Petitot, 1746–50

Architectural Capriccio with a Palace seen through a Triumphal Arch by Louis Joseph Le Lorrain

Architectural Capriccio with a Palace seen through a Triumphal Arch

Louis Joseph Le Lorrain, ca. 1750–59

Colonnade and Fountain with a Crowned Armorial Shield by Anonymous, Italian, second half of the 18th century

Colonnade and Fountain with a Crowned Armorial Shield

Anonymous, Italian, second half of the 18th century, ca. 1750–1800

View of the Façade of the Basilica of S. Croce in Gerusalemme [the Holy Cross in Jerusalem], from Vedute di Roma (Roman Views) by Giovanni Battista Piranesi

View of the Façade of the Basilica of S. Croce in Gerusalemme [the Holy Cross in Jerusalem], from Vedute di Roma (Roman Views)

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, ca. 1750

Architectural Capriccio with an Obelisk by Louis Joseph Le Lorrain

Architectural Capriccio with an Obelisk

Louis Joseph Le Lorrain, ca. 1750–59

Stairways adorned by magnificient architecture... (Gruppo di Scale ornato di magnifica Architettura...), from "Prima Parte di Architettura, e Prospettive" by Giovanni Battista Piranesi

Stairways adorned by magnificient architecture... (Gruppo di Scale ornato di magnifica Architettura...), from "Prima Parte di Architettura, e Prospettive"

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, ca. 1750

Elevation of Proscenium According to New Design and Lateral View of Boxes by Giuseppe Galli Bibiena

Elevation of Proscenium According to New Design and Lateral View of Boxes

Giuseppe Galli Bibiena, ca. 1750

The Giant Wheel, from "Carceri d'invenzione" (Imaginary Prisons) by Giovanni Battista Piranesi|Giovanni Bouchard

The Giant Wheel, from "Carceri d'invenzione" (Imaginary Prisons)

Giovanni Battista Piranesi|Giovanni Bouchard, ca. 1749–50

Peace of Aix-la-Chapelle: A Plan and Elevation of the Royal Fire-Works, London, 1749 by George Vertue|Jean Nicolas Servandoni

Peace of Aix-la-Chapelle: A Plan and Elevation of the Royal Fire-Works, London, 1749

George Vertue|Jean Nicolas Servandoni, ca. 1749

The Gothic Arch, from "Carceri d'invenzione" (Imaginary Prisons) by Giovanni Battista Piranesi|Giovanni Bouchard

The Gothic Arch, from "Carceri d'invenzione" (Imaginary Prisons)

Giovanni Battista Piranesi|Giovanni Bouchard, ca. 1749–50

Plate 23: Amphitheater of Pola in Istria near the sea (Anfiteatro di Pola in Istria vicino al mare), from "Alcune Vedute di Archi Trionfali ed altri monumenti inalzati da Romani parte di quali se veggono in Roma e parte per l'Italia" (Some Views of Triumphal Arches and other monuments erected by the Romans, some of which are in Rome and some elsewhere in Italy) by Giovanni Battista Piranesi

Plate 23: Amphitheater of Pola in Istria near the sea (Anfiteatro di Pola in Istria vicino al mare), from "Alcune Vedute di Archi Trionfali ed altri monumenti inalzati da Romani parte di quali se veggono in Roma e parte per l'Italia" (Some Views of Triumphal Arches and other monuments erected by the Romans, some of which are in Rome and some elsewhere in Italy)

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, ca. 1748

Dining Room at Kirtlington Park, Oxfordshire by John Sanderson

Dining Room at Kirtlington Park, Oxfordshire

John Sanderson, ca. 1747–48

Design for a Ceiling by Mariano Salvador de Maella

Design for a Ceiling

Mariano Salvador de Maella, 1739–1819

Transverse Section, Houghton Hall, Norfolk by Isaac Ware

Transverse Section, Houghton Hall, Norfolk

Isaac Ware, 1735

Section of the East Front, Houghton Hall, Norfolk by Isaac Ware

Section of the East Front, Houghton Hall, Norfolk

Isaac Ware, 1735

Section of the West Front, Houghton Hall, Norfolk by Isaac Ware

Section of the West Front, Houghton Hall, Norfolk

Isaac Ware, 1735

Title plate of 'Vedute altre prese da i luoghi altre ideate', with title and publication information inscribed into a wall plaque at the edge of a canal by Canaletto (Giovanni Antonio Canal)

Title plate of 'Vedute altre prese da i luoghi altre ideate', with title and publication information inscribed into a wall plaque at the edge of a canal

Canaletto (Giovanni Antonio Canal), 1735–46

View Within the Colosseum, Rome by Charles Michel Ange Challe

View Within the Colosseum, Rome

Charles Michel Ange Challe, 18th century

Vue de la Grande Façade du Vieux Louvre by Jacques Rigaud

Vue de la Grande Façade du Vieux Louvre

Jacques Rigaud, originally published 1729, inscribed 1752

Drawing of Interior, Façade, and Rear of Church by Jacques Germain Soufflot

Drawing of Interior, Façade, and Rear of Church

Jacques Germain Soufflot, 18th century

Landscape by Jean-Baptiste-Claude Chatelain

Landscape

Jean-Baptiste-Claude Chatelain, ca. 1730–58

Design for the Corner of a Decoration (recto); Sketch of Monumental Building with Four Temple-Front Entrances (verso) by Jacques de Lajoüe

Design for the Corner of a Decoration (recto); Sketch of Monumental Building with Four Temple-Front Entrances (verso)

Jacques de Lajoüe, ca. 1730

Design for the Salon of the Pleasure Pavilion, Favorita, at Ludwigsburg, 1718 by Donato Giuseppe Frisoni

Design for the Salon of the Pleasure Pavilion, Favorita, at Ludwigsburg, 1718

Donato Giuseppe Frisoni, 1718

Architectural Capriccio: Courtyard of a Palace by Francesco Guardi

Architectural Capriccio: Courtyard of a Palace

Francesco Guardi, 1712–93

The First Wall of the Porcelain Room, from: 'Fürstlicher Baumeister Oder: Architectura civilis' by Jeremias Wolff|Peter Detleffsen|Paul Decker the Elder|Joseph de Montalegre

The First Wall of the Porcelain Room, from: 'Fürstlicher Baumeister Oder: Architectura civilis'

Jeremias Wolff|Peter Detleffsen|Paul Decker the Elder|Joseph de Montalegre, 1711

Portone del Palazzo di Carbogniani by Pietro Paolo Coccetti (Cocchetti)

Portone del Palazzo di Carbogniani

Pietro Paolo Coccetti (Cocchetti), 1710–27

Plate 38: View of the facade of the church of St. Roch and at left the facade of the School of St. Roch, Venice, 1703, from "The buildings and views of Venice" (Le fabriche e vedute di Venezia) by Luca Carlevaris

Plate 38: View of the facade of the church of St. Roch and at left the facade of the School of St. Roch, Venice, 1703, from "The buildings and views of Venice" (Le fabriche e vedute di Venezia)

Luca Carlevaris, 1703

Plate 96: View of the facade of the Pisani Palace in Campo Santo Stefano, Venice, 1703, from "The buildings and views of Venice" (Le fabriche e vedute di Venezia) by Luca Carlevaris

Plate 96: View of the facade of the Pisani Palace in Campo Santo Stefano, Venice, 1703, from "The buildings and views of Venice" (Le fabriche e vedute di Venezia)

Luca Carlevaris, 1703

Design for a Painted Ceiling: Perspective Architectural with a Figure at the Center by Anonymous, Italian, Piedmontese, 18th century

Design for a Painted Ceiling: Perspective Architectural with a Figure at the Center

Anonymous, Italian, Piedmontese, 18th century, 1700–1780

Architectural Perspective of an Arched Vestibule by Anonymous, British, 18th century

Architectural Perspective of an Arched Vestibule

Anonymous, British, 18th century, 18th century

Two Alternate designs for an Arch below a window. by Anonymous, Italian, Piedmontese, 18th century

Two Alternate designs for an Arch below a window.

Anonymous, Italian, Piedmontese, 18th century, 1700–1780

Design for a Painted Wall Decoration: Architectural Perspective Seen Through an Arch by Anonymous, Italian, Piedmontese, 18th century

Design for a Painted Wall Decoration: Architectural Perspective Seen Through an Arch

Anonymous, Italian, Piedmontese, 18th century, 1700–1780

Royalist trompe l'oeil by Anonymous, French, 18th century

Royalist trompe l'oeil

Anonymous, French, 18th century, 18th century

Design for a Church Interior by Luigi Vanvitelli

Design for a Church Interior

Luigi Vanvitelli, 1700–1773

Allegory by Anonymous, Italian, Venetian, 18th century

Allegory

Anonymous, Italian, Venetian, 18th century, 18th century

Design for the Elevation of a Palace Interior by Anonymous, Italian, Piedmontese, 18th century

Design for the Elevation of a Palace Interior

Anonymous, Italian, Piedmontese, 18th century, 1700–1780

Two Alternate Designs for a Doorway by Anonymous, Italian, Piedmontese, 18th century

Two Alternate Designs for a Doorway

Anonymous, Italian, Piedmontese, 18th century, 1700–1780

Design for a Doorway with a Portico in the Classical Style by Anonymous, British, 18th century

Design for a Doorway with a Portico in the Classical Style

Anonymous, British, 18th century, 18th century

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