139 — Piranesi 4 — The Prisons

About this episode

In the final part of the Piranesi miniseries, the hosts discuss Piranesi's only building, his theoretical writings, and his legacy defined by the Carceri.

In the final part of our Piranesi miniseries we talked about his only building, the church of Santa Maria del Priorato, his theoretical writings, his proposals for interior design and furniture and his Carceri, the imaginary prisons which defined his legacy. If you'd like to follow along with the images of this episode, try watching it on Youtube: https://youtu.be/Rd2nwMAAx2E Edited by Matthew Lloyd Roberts. Support the show on Patreon to receive bonus content for every show. Please rate and review the show on your podcast store to help other people find us! Follow us on twitter // instagram // facebook We’re on the web at aboutbuildingsandcities.org This podcast is powered by Pinecast .

People in this episode

Hosts: Luke Jones, George Gingell

Topics covered

• Piranesi
• architecture
• interior design
• imaginary prisons
• theoretical writings

Keywords

• Piranesi
• Santa Maria del Priorato
• Carceri
• interior design
• theoretical writings

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Patreon, Youtube, aboutbuildingsandcities.org

Books & works: Santa Maria del Priorato, Carceri

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