Piranesi’s Rome and the Classical Imaginary
Image credit: 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.