Piranesi 300th anniversary – Nasjonalmuseet

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, "The Lion Bas Reliefs", 1745/ 1760–1775 — Giovanni Battista Piranesi, "The Lion Bas Reliefs", 1745/ 1760–1775
Photo: Nasjonalmuseet / Børre Høstland

Metropolis (1927) by Fritz Lang is an example of Piranesi's influence on the science fiction genre. Poster by Boris Bilinsky.

Giovanni Battista Piranesi," Prisoners on a Projecting Platfor", 1745 / 1760–1775. — Giovanni Battista Piranesi," Prisoners on a Projecting Platfor", 1745 / 1760–1775.
Photo: Nasjonalmuseet / Børre Høstland

Distorted reality

The exhibition "Piranesi and the Modern Age" at the National Museum

Steven Holl, Porta Vittoria, Milano, watercolor, 1986.

Rem Koolhaas / OMA, The Qatar National Library, plan, 2017.

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