Piranesi's Views of Rome Colouring Book

Giovanni Battista Piranesi's (Italian, 1720–1778) works were dramatic, some more fantasy than reality (he famously produced a series of etchings imagining elaborate prison interiors). Those new to Rome in his time would have found a city different than the one represented in his Vedute de Roma, or Views of Rome, which made creative use of composition and lighting. He produced more than 1,000 etchings in his lifetime, with Vedute his best-known artistic achievement. It is the source of the images presented in this coloring book.