Eventi

The symposium is devoted to the drawings of the artist Giovanni Battista Piranesi (1720–1778) and takes place in conjunction with the exhibition Sublime Ideas: Drawings by Giovanni Battista Piranesi on view at the Morgan from March 10 through June 4, 2023 and is presented by the Morgan Drawing Institute.

Piranesi’s Process: Drawings for the Prisons and other Early Works John Marciari, Curatorial Chair, Morgan Library & Museum

Piranesi’s Drawings of Views Andrew Robison, former Andrew W. Mellon Senior Curator of Prints and Drawings, National Gallery of Art

Drawing Piranesi’s ‘Speaking Ruins’ John Pinto, Professor Emeritus, Princeton University

“Ornaments drawn to perfection“: The Rediscovery of Nicolas François Daniel Lhuillier, Draughtsman for Piranesi and his Contemporaries Georg Kabierske, Ph.D. student, Ludwig-Maximilians Universität, Munich

Piranesi’s Architectural Drawings Mario Bevilacqua, Professor of the History of Architecture, Sapienza University of Rome

Francesco Piranesi, a Draughtsman indistinguishable from his Father? Christoph Frank, Professor, Academy of Architecture, Università della Svizzera Italiana, Lugano.

The event will take place in Gilder Lehrman Hall. By entering the museum, you agree to our updated Visitor Guidelines and Policies. Masks are encouraged, but not required for attending all public programs.

Tickets:
$20; $10 for Morgan Members; free for students with a valid ID (Tickets include museumadmission) – Order Ticket