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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 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

3D Great Hall reconstruction from the 1866 intercolonial exhibition

Take an imaginary stroll inside 1866 Great Hall and Rotunda, on the site of today’s Domed Reading Room at State Library Victoria.

5 Jun 2013 Duration: 3:56

Jacques Reymond speaks about his career as a chef

Dip into the rich culinary legacy of Melbourne’s legendary food identity Jacques Reymond.

24 Jul 2012 Duration: 5:02

Katy Barfield: Gusto! Interview

Katy Barfield of the SecondBite charity talks about their work giving unused food to the people who need it most.

24 Jul 2012 Duration: 4:19

Barbara Brend on the 'Khamsa' of Nizami & the 'Khamsa' of Amir Khusrau

Barbara Brend on two of the world’s great illuminated manuscripts known as the ‘Khamsas’ or ‘Five Poems’.

3 Jul 2012 Duration: 41:09

Charles Melville on the ‘arts of the book’ and diffusion of Persian culture

Join Professor Charles Melville on a magic carpet ride into the exquisite world of Persian manuscripts.

3 Jul 2012 Duration: 48:59

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