The fascination of Piranesi’s drawings and prints is based on various productive strategies: standpoint (either very close or very distant), spatial enhancement (p. He collects architectural fragments from the Villa Hadriana as study material and gradually becomes a sort of researcher of ancient architecture. Piranesi’s Diverse maniere shows his free development of ornaments from these principles. Piranesi wrote a dialogue between Protopiro (representing a Greek point of view) and Didascalo who, like himself, advocated a greater freedom, or, as Pinto says it, “creative license” for the modern architect (p. 3 Other debates involved a restoration of the Pantheon’s attico and, in 1765, the superiority of Greek or Roman architecture with Pierre-Jean Mariette. In this respect he entered into polemical discussions with the architect Julien-David Le Roy concerning which was better, Greek or Roman. Piranesi positioned himself within this atmosphere and would always ‘defend’ this specific Roman-ness against the growing purist quest for Greekness. Nevertheless, this style was not purely ancient Roman, since it included Renaissance and baroque elements as well. The architectural ornaments were copied from or inspired by elements of Roman architecture such as triumphal arches or (imaginary) theatrical façades (p. Like the façade of San Giovanni in Laterano, it displays a proper use of antique elements and is an example of antico gusto, which was buon gusto or gusto romano. Pinto returns to ‘his’ Trevi Fountain, a monument he had studied thoroughly in a previous book and one that is of paramount importance for the development of architecture in the eighteenth century. Their principles formed the basis of the quest Piranesi made after his arrival as a young man in 1740. More theoretically mediated approaches were made by Francesco Bianchini and Johann Bernard Fischer von Erlach. Pinto briefly discusses advocates of this line like Domenico Fontana, Antoine Desgodetz,and Juvarra. Next to this tendency the attention paid to the study of details was a normal rule. In their publications and drawings they did not present the fragmented state of a building but suggested complete structures, although on the basis of precise measurement-taking in situ. Piranesi entered into a positivistic Roman circle of architects who tended to reconstruct monuments on the basis of coins, architectural principles taken from Vitruvius and architectural skills. In practice, sculpture was the branch of art that most commonly underwent restoration or reconstruction, while architectural ruins could be virtually reconfigured on paper. In this respect he contrasted with the general tendency in his era to reconstruct monuments as fully as possible in order to envision more or less complete objects. 2Ī sovereign principle in Piranesi’s artistic work was the fragment. For Pinto, all Piranesi’s activities start in Rome through his contact with Filippo Juvarra and other local architects and draughtsmen. Pinto’s book does not analyze Piranesi’s progress from an architecte manqué toward becoming a free artist of drawing and etching and a pioneer in documenting and reconstructing antiquity. His artistic basis was rococo Venice, and his appreciation for its love for ornament and façade architecture never left him. Although rather poorly known as a person, this is a figure whose masterly art of engraving rapidly gained success in Rome. 1 It is therefore with high expectations that the reader interested in this matter opens the newest monograph on one of the most fascinating artists moving between the realms of antiquity and modernity, Giambattista Piranesi (Venice 1720-Rome 1778). ![]() Saving Earth Britannica Presents Earth’s To-Do List for the 21st Century.John Pinto is a distinguished architectural historian who has worked extensively on the dialogue between Roman architecture and the arts in Western Europe from the Renaissance onwards.Britannica Beyond We’ve created a new place where questions are at the center of learning.100 Women Britannica celebrates the centennial of the Nineteenth Amendment, highlighting suffragists and history-making politicians.COVID-19 Portal While this global health crisis continues to evolve, it can be useful to look to past pandemics to better understand how to respond today.Student Portal Britannica is the ultimate student resource for key school subjects like history, government, literature, and more.This Time in History In these videos, find out what happened this month (or any month!) in history.#WTFact Videos In #WTFact Britannica shares some of the most bizarre facts we can find.Demystified Videos In Demystified, Britannica has all the answers to your burning questions.Britannica Explains In these videos, Britannica explains a variety of topics and answers frequently asked questions. ![]() Britannica Classics Check out these retro videos from Encyclopedia Britannica’s archives.
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