Colin Holden on Piranesi's 'Outlet of Lake Albano'
Colin Holden explains how Piranesi’s exaggerated scale celebrates the ancient Romans’ engineering work.
Dome levels 4 and 5 will be closed to the public from Monday 13 May to Friday 24 May. Visit our refreshed World of the Book exhibition from Saturday 25 May.
History & politics52Collection insights43Exhibitions36Australian history32Artists & writers30art26Family History Feast25art & design18Popular culture18Culture17world of the book17printmaking15WWI14literature14military13Family history13war13world of the book13architecture13illustration13Big ideas under the dome12performance12State Library Victoria12books11family history feast11Rome: Piranesi's vision11Giovanni Battista Piranesi11Australian history11children's books11rare books9History of the book8creative fellows8human rights7music7Victorian history7family history7creative fellows7Writing the war7cultural history6education6library6library fellowships6fellowships6Poetry Slam6literature6artists' books6Library collections6Foxcroft Lecture6digital technology6social justice5Melbourne5poetry5WWII5Stephen Murray-Smith Memorial Lecture5Exhibition talks & tours5performance4poetry slam4culture4artists and writers4one object many stories4history4indigenous people4author in conversation4Redmond Barry lecture4library fellowships4Redmond Barry Lecture4author in conversation4journalism4foxcroft lecture4Library collections4Multicultural history4White Night3collections3youth literature3exhibitions3Don Grant Lecture3Gusto!3literacy3gender issues3Collection insights3food3Artists' books3culinary history3persian manuscripts3genealogy3victorian history3Making Public Histories3Ned Kelly3history of the book3Environment3storytelling3velvet iron ashes3music2interior design2health2victoria gallery2Exhibitions & tours2fellowship2rare books2Indigenous Australians2family history records2diaries and manuscripts2sport2India2web2library fellows2velvet iron ashes2pop culture2world war one2popular culture2Indigenous people2victoria gallery2books2foreign policy2spoken word2Gallipoli2social justice2graphic design2national security2Law2book printing2Fromelles2Ned Kelly2Journalism2art2food2design2State Library of Victoria2australian literature2
Colin Holden explains how Piranesi’s exaggerated scale celebrates the ancient Romans’ engineering work.
Colin Holden highlights details from everyday life in this print from Piranesi's Vedute di Roma.
Colin Holden discusses how the ruined villa in this print by Piranesi represents the folly of unrestrained power.
Colin Holden provides insights into the activities of the people portrayed in this Piranesi print.
Colin Holden points out the visitors Piranesi brings to life in his print of this pilgrimage church.
In this video, Colin Holden suggests that classical and 18th-century worlds are compared in this print by Piranesi.
Colin Holden outlines the skill and artistry Giovanni Battista Piranesi brought to his printmaking.
Enter the always creative and sometimes strange world of the book artist with Senior Research Fellow Sarah Bodman.
Danger, book alert! In the age of the iPad, eBook and Kindle, are books dead?
Showing 18 out of 26 results