The magnificent Piranesi [videorecording] / [sponsored by the J. Paul Getty Museum].

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The magnificent Piranesi [videorecording] / [sponsored by the J. Paul Getty Museum].

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Discussion between Erika Naginski (professor of architectural history at Harvard University, Boston) and Louis Marchesano and Marcia Reed (curators at the Getty Research Institute) examining Piranesi's talents as an artist, book designer, and publisher, as well as his legacy in the history of art and architecture.

1 videodisc of 1 (DVD) (ca. 105 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.

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