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Piranesi's grandest tour: from Europe to Australia

Author: Colin Holden
Price: $59.99
Publisher: NewSouth Publishing in association with State Library Victoria
Available to read in the Library

Author Colin Holden was awarded the Redmond Barry Fellowship in 2010 to research the majestic works of 18th-century Italian printmaker Giovanni Battista Piranesi and the associated 2014 exhibition, Rome: Piranesi's vision.

Dr Holden, a social historian, also tells the story of the Australian collectors of Piranesi’s work and his influence on Australian artists.