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.
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Colin Holden discusses how the ruined villa in this print by Piranesi represents the folly of unrestrained power.
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.
See why Melbourne is a major centre for Australian printmaking and artists' books.
Sasha Grishin explores the space where printmaking and the artist book intersect.
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