An exhibition on Giambattista Piranesi and the dream of classicism in Pesaro

The exhibition Giambattista Piranesi. The Dream of Classicism, running from Dec. 8, 2017, to April 8, 2018, and dedicated to the genius of Giovanni Battista Piranesi, also known as Giambattista (Mogliano Veneto, 1720 - Rome, 1778), engraver, architect and architectural theorist. The exhibition brings to the Marche region about 70 graphic works from three series of Piranesi’s engravings, one dedicated to prisons, one to views and one to the antiquities of Rome: the purpose of the exhibition is to retrace, as the presentation states, “the neoclassical dream of the artist fascinated by the grandeur of the ancient past, between magnificence and the feeling of the sublime.”

The installation intends to establish dialogues between Piranesi’s engravings and works from the permanent collection, many of which are part of the 19th-century legacy of Marchesa Vittoria Mosca. The first section is reserved for Prisons (1761-1770), the daring visions of prisons depicted with large spaces, vaults, and labyrinths, then the visitor will encounter views of Rome (1740-1760) and Roman Antiquities (1757) that testify to Piranesi’s strong interest in classicism. At the end of the tour, a video will show the public 3-D reconstructions of Piranesi’s prisons: the project was created by Gregoire Dupont of Atelier Factum Arte in Madrid using a stereolithographic process.

The exhibition can be visited during museum opening hours: Tuesday through Thursday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Friday, Saturday, Sunday and holidays from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. From December 15, 2017 to January 7, 2018, hours are 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Closed on Mondays, December 25 and January 1. The ticket office closes one hour earlier. Pesaro Musei single ticket: full price 10 euros, reduced 8 (for groups of at least 15 people, young people aged 19 to 25, FAI, TCI, Coop Alleanza 3.0 and previous members Adriatica, Nordest, Estense), free for children under 18, ICOM members, registered journalists, disabled and accompanying person, Municipality of Pesaro Family Card holders. The ticket also allows visits to Casa Rossini and the Domus in Via dell’Abbondanza. For all info you can visit www.pesaromusei.it.

An exhibition on Giambattista Piranesi and the dream of classicism in Pesaro

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