Colin Holden on Piranesi's 'Temple of Antoninus and Faustina'
Colin Holden contrasts the Grand Tourists and beggars seen in this print by Piranesi.
23 Mar 2014 Duration: 03:36
Filter by type
Browse by tags
History & politics52Collection insights43Exhibitions36Australian history32Artists & writers30art26Family History Feast25Popular culture18art & design18Culture17world of the book17printmaking15literature14WWI14world of the book13illustration13military13Family history13war13architecture13State Library Victoria12performance12Big ideas under the dome12children's books11family history feast11books11Rome: Piranesi's vision11Australian history11Giovanni Battista Piranesi11rare books9creative fellows8History of the book8Writing the war7human rights7music7Victorian history7creative fellows7family history7digital technology6cultural history6literature6library fellowships6fellowships6Library collections6Poetry Slam6artists' books6education6library6Foxcroft Lecture6poetry5Stephen Murray-Smith Memorial Lecture5Exhibition talks & tours5Melbourne5WWII5social justice5Multicultural history4performance4poetry slam4one object many stories4indigenous people4culture4author in conversation4history4Redmond Barry lecture4library fellowships4artists and writers4author in conversation4Library collections4journalism4foxcroft lecture4Redmond Barry Lecture4velvet iron ashes3White Night3exhibitions3youth literature3Ned Kelly3Don Grant Lecture3collections3Environment3gender issues3Collection insights3storytelling3Gusto!3genealogy3victorian history3Artists' books3food3literacy3history of the book3Making Public Histories3culinary history3persian manuscripts3art2food2design2australian literature2Ned Kelly2foreign policy2Law2book printing2music2victoria gallery2State Library of Victoria2national security2Indigenous Australians2rare books2Journalism2interior design2health2family history records2diaries and manuscripts2sport2velvet iron ashes2pop culture2library fellows2Exhibitions & tours2fellowship2popular culture2victoria gallery2books2Indigenous people2India2graphic design2social justice2Gallipoli2world war one2Fromelles2web2spoken word2
Browse our audio and video
for: History & politics
Sort by:
Colin Holden on Giovanni Battista Piranesi's Portrait
Colin Holden notes how this portrait of Piranesi as an ancient Roman reflected Piranesi's values.
23 Mar 2014 Duration: 03:07
Colin Holden on Piranesi's 'Outlet of Lake Albano'
Colin Holden explains how Piranesi’s exaggerated scale celebrates the ancient Romans’ engineering work.
23 Mar 2014 Duration: 03:01
Colin Holden on Piranesi's 'View of two churches near Trajan's Column'
Colin Holden highlights details from everyday life in this print from Piranesi's Vedute di Roma.
23 Mar 2014 Duration: 03:21
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.
23 Mar 2014 Duration: 02:51
Colin Holden on Piranesi's 'View of the Customs House'
Colin Holden provides insights into the activities of the people portrayed in this Piranesi print.
23 Mar 2014 Duration: 03:27
Colin Holden on Piranesi's 'View of the Quirinal Palace Square'
In this video, Colin Holden suggests that classical and 18th-century worlds are compared in this print by Piranesi.
23 Mar 2014 Duration: 03:56
Colin Holden on Printmaking in Piranesi's time
Colin Holden outlines the skill and artistry Giovanni Battista Piranesi brought to his printmaking.
23 Mar 2014 Duration: 12:22
Darren Watson on 'behind barbed wire'
Watch Darren Watson speaks about researching enemy Prisoner of War and internee records, during Family History Feast 2013.
25 Sep 2013 Duration: 43:45