The Marquand Library of Art & Archaeology at Princeton University is one of the oldest and most extensive art libraries in America. The collection of over 500,000 volumes covers world art and architecture from antiquity to the present and includes over 13,000 distinguished rare book holdings. Marquand serves the Princeton University community and scholars from around the world, attracting over 150,000 visitors a year.
Recently, from October 8- December 5th, seven of our rare titles are on display in the new exhibition ‘Piranesi on the Page’ in the Ellen and Leonard Milberg Gallery, located in the Firestone Library lobby. Although, the exhibit is now closed you can view the online exhibit and videos of our curators presenting and describing the work.
“Piranesi on the Page” tells the story of how Giovanni Battista Piranesi, the foremost printmaker in 18th-century Europe, made the book the center of his artistic production. Celebrating Princeton University’s collection of Piranesi works, the exhibition draws from the Library’s Special Collections including Graphic Arts, Numismatic, and Rare Books; the Marquand Library of Art and Archaeology; and the Princeton University Art Museum. The exhibition also features a number of loans from national and international collections, including several works that will be on display for the first time.
Discover more about “Piranesi on the Page” through PUL’s online exhibition.
Ichnographia, Campo Marzio dell’antica Roma. Rome, 1762
Marquand Library of Art and Archaeology, Princeton University Library
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