Colin Holden on Piranesi's 'Ruins in a Villa of Domitian'
Colin Holden discusses how the ruined villa in this print by Piranesi represents the folly of unrestrained power.
History & politics52Collection insights43Exhibitions36Australian history32Artists & writers30art26Family History Feast25Popular culture18art & design18Culture17world of the book17printmaking15literature14WWI14world of the book13war13Family history13architecture13illustration13military13Big ideas under the dome12State Library Victoria12performance12family history feast11children's books11Rome: Piranesi's vision11Australian history11Giovanni Battista Piranesi11books11rare books9History of the book8creative fellows8creative fellows7Victorian history7family history7Writing the war7music7human rights7fellowships6library fellowships6digital technology6Poetry Slam6artists' books6Foxcroft Lecture6literature6cultural history6Library collections6education6library6social justice5poetry5Melbourne5WWII5Exhibition talks & tours5Stephen Murray-Smith Memorial Lecture5culture4author in conversation4foxcroft lecture4Library collections4Redmond Barry lecture4history4author in conversation4journalism4Multicultural history4Redmond Barry Lecture4performance4poetry slam4artists and writers4library fellowships4one object many stories4indigenous people4history of the book3Gusto!3culinary history3persian manuscripts3genealogy3victorian history3velvet iron ashes3Making Public Histories3Ned Kelly3Artists' books3food3exhibitions3Environment3storytelling3Collection insights3youth literature3White Night3Don Grant Lecture3literacy3gender issues3collections3social justice2graphic design2web2sport2popular culture2foreign policy2australian literature2Gallipoli2India2national security2victoria gallery2Journalism2world war one2Fromelles2rare books2Indigenous Australians2design2spoken word2art2food2Law2book printing2Ned Kelly2Exhibitions & tours2music2fellowship2library fellows2velvet iron ashes2pop culture2State Library of Victoria2victoria gallery2books2Indigenous people2interior design2family history records2diaries and manuscripts2health2
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.
Colin Holden points out the visitors Piranesi brings to life in his print of this pilgrimage church.
Colin Holden contrasts the Grand Tourists and beggars seen in this print by Piranesi.
Colin Holden notes how this portrait of Piranesi as an ancient Roman reflected Piranesi's values.
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