Piranesi’s Rome and the Classical Imaginary

Thursday, December 4 12:00 AM - 12:00 AM

Gleeson Library — Thacher Gallery Art Exhibit

Etching by Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Fantasy of Ruins with a Statue of Minerva in the Center Foreground, from Vedute di Roma, 1748

Opening Day

Exploring the interplay between fantasy, historical memory, and documentation, this exhibition features 22 large-scale etchings by Giovanni Battista Piranesi (1720-1778) from the collections of USF’s Donohue Rare Book Room and the Mills College Art Museum at Northeastern University. Curated by USF’s M.A. in Museum Studies program. On view through Feb. 15, 20206.