Colin Holden on Giovanni Battista Piranesi's Portrait
Colin Holden notes how this portrait of Piranesi as an ancient Roman reflected Piranesi's values.
History & politics52Collection insights43Exhibitions36Australian history32Artists & writers30art26Family History Feast25Popular culture18art & design18world of the book17Culture17printmaking15WWI14literature14illustration13military13Family history13war13architecture13world of the book13State Library Victoria12performance12Big ideas under the dome12children's books11family history feast11books11Rome: Piranesi's vision11Australian history11Giovanni Battista Piranesi11rare books9History of the book8creative fellows8Writing the war7human rights7music7Victorian history7family history7creative fellows7cultural history6library fellowships6fellowships6literature6Poetry Slam6education6library6Library collections6artists' books6Foxcroft Lecture6digital technology6Stephen Murray-Smith Memorial Lecture5Exhibition talks & tours5Melbourne5social justice5WWII5poetry5one object many stories4indigenous people4culture4author in conversation4history4artists and writers4Redmond Barry lecture4author in conversation4library fellowships4journalism4Redmond Barry Lecture4Multicultural history4foxcroft lecture4Library collections4performance4poetry slam4velvet iron ashes3Don Grant Lecture3Environment3collections3exhibitions3storytelling3gender issues3Gusto!3Collection insights3genealogy3victorian history3literacy3Artists' books3food3Making Public Histories3culinary history3persian manuscripts3history of the book3White Night3youth literature3Ned Kelly3australian literature2State Library of Victoria2Journalism2interior design2victoria gallery2health2family history records2diaries and manuscripts2rare books2Indigenous Australians2Exhibitions & tours2sport2fellowship2popular culture2India2library fellows2velvet iron ashes2pop culture2Gallipoli2Indigenous people2world war one2victoria gallery2books2web2Fromelles2social justice2graphic design2spoken word2food2design2foreign policy2art2Law2book printing2Ned Kelly2music2national security2
Colin Holden notes how this portrait of Piranesi as an ancient Roman reflected Piranesi's values.
Colin Holden explains how Piranesi’s exaggerated scale celebrates the ancient Romans’ engineering work.
Colin Holden highlights details from everyday life in this print from Piranesi's Vedute di Roma.
Colin Holden discusses how the ruined villa in this print by Piranesi represents the folly of unrestrained power.
Colin Holden provides insights into the activities of the people portrayed in this Piranesi print.
In this video, Colin Holden suggests that classical and 18th-century worlds are compared in this print by Piranesi.
Colin Holden outlines the skill and artistry Giovanni Battista Piranesi brought to his printmaking.
Enter the always creative and sometimes strange world of the book artist with Senior Research Fellow Sarah Bodman.
Danger, book alert! In the age of the iPad, eBook and Kindle, are books dead?
Showing 18 out of 26 results