{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Piranesi: Visions of Grandeur","provider_url":"https:\/\/museum.middcreate.net\/projects\/visions-of-grandeur","author_name":"admin","author_url":"https:\/\/museum.middcreate.net\/projects\/visions-of-grandeur\/author\/admin\/","title":"Piranesi as a Proto-Archaeologist - Piranesi: Visions of Grandeur","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"PSeFyrSFvG\"><a href=\"https:\/\/museum.middcreate.net\/projects\/visions-of-grandeur\/piranesi-as-a-proto-archaeologist\/\">Piranesi as a Proto-Archaeologist<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/museum.middcreate.net\/projects\/visions-of-grandeur\/piranesi-as-a-proto-archaeologist\/embed\/#?secret=PSeFyrSFvG\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Piranesi as a Proto-Archaeologist&#8221; &#8212; Piranesi: Visions of Grandeur\" data-secret=\"PSeFyrSFvG\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/museum.middcreate.net\/projects\/visions-of-grandeur\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","description":"The modern empirical discipline of archaeology did not exist in the eighteenth-century. Nevertheless, Piranesi may be considered a \u201cproto-archaeologist\u201d because, due to his training, he had an informed interest in the architecture, engineering, and construction of the ancient ruins, well beyond the picturesque. He was keen, moreover, to document and publish his findings. Especially in [&hellip;]","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/museum.middcreate.net\/projects\/visions-of-grandeur\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/chapter3_001_piranesi_parte_della_gran_muraglia-670x1024.jpg"}