CONFERENCE: New Light on Piranesi

Thursday 5 April (and off site 6 April)
Lecture Room - 10am to 1pm and 3pm to 6pm

Sponsored by the American Academy in Rome and the Centro di Studi sulla Cultura e l'Immagine di Roma

A two-day conference of which the first day, April 5, will be held at the American Academy in Rome and the second day, April 6, at the Villa Farnesina on Via della Lungara.

Through his endeavors as a printmaker, architect, archeologist and designer, Giovanni Battista Piranesi (1720-78) used images and monuments of the past in new ways. Despite being one of the most popular artists of his time, his life and career remain shadowy. This conference will re-examine his life and work through new interpretations and documentary evidence.

Speakers include:

Joseph Connors Giampaolo Consoli Susanna Pasquali Terri Rossi Kirk Bent Sørensen

Ralph Stern John Wilton-Ely Fabio Barry Mario Bevilacqua Heather Hyde Minor

Sessions will be presided over by Marcello Fagiolo dell'Arco, John Pinto and Elisabeth Kieven.

American Academy in Rome
Via Angelo Masina 5
00153 Rome, Italy.