Colin Holden on Piranesi's 'Temple of Antoninus and Faustina'
Colin Holden contrasts the Grand Tourists and beggars seen in this print by Piranesi.
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Colin Holden contrasts the Grand Tourists and beggars seen in this print by Piranesi.
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.
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