1.0Piranesi: Visions of Grandeurhttps://museum.middcreate.net/projects/visions-of-grandeuradminhttps://museum.middcreate.net/projects/visions-of-grandeur/author/admin/Introduction—Piranesi in Context - Piranesi: Visions of Grandeurrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="TmOqtJ3NgI"><a href="https://museum.middcreate.net/projects/visions-of-grandeur/piranesi-in-context/">Introduction—Piranesi in Context</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://museum.middcreate.net/projects/visions-of-grandeur/piranesi-in-context/embed/#?secret=TmOqtJ3NgI" width="600" height="338" title="“Introduction—Piranesi in Context” — Piranesi: Visions of Grandeur" data-secret="TmOqtJ3NgI" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script>
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An important tastemaker in the rise of Neoclassicism and Romanticism, Piranesi spread his ideas in multiple ways. In doing so, he often took creative, even spectacular, liberties with the fanciful yet awe-inspiring and sublime images he produced. This exhibition showcases a selection of Piranesi’s artistic output and contextualizes the work within the important cultural debates […]https://museum.middcreate.net/projects/visions-of-grandeur/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/introduction_001_polanzani_portrait_of_piranesi-764x1024.jpg