![]() Thus details such as the chain suspended from the pulley to the left are omitted, whilst Girtin’s drawing significantly expands the composition laterally to create a less claustrophobic effect. Overlaying images of the watercolour with the Piranesi print highlights the changes made by Girtin and there is no question of the artist having traced or slavishly copied the original. The drawing is larger than the original etching – unlike a second version, which is exactly the same size (see figure 1) – but otherwise it follows the composition reasonably closely, replicating the figures, and many of the architectural details and the distribution of light. This watercolour is based on an etching by Giovanni Battista Piranesi (1720–78) that was titled Carcere Oscura con Antenna per Suplizio de’ Malfatori ( Dark Prison with a Courtyard for the Punishment of Criminals) and published in 1743 (see the source image above). Exhibitions: Museums and Galleries, Art Dealers, Auction Houses.Documents: A Year by Year Record of Dated Watercolours and Prints, Early Accounts of the Artist and His Works, Manuscript Material Relating to Sales and Collections.Collections: Where to Find Girtin’s Work.Biographies: Collectors, Dealers, Family, Fellow Artists, Patrons.Bibliography: Published and Manuscript Material Relating to Girtin and His Times.Section 5 – Later Tours and Working on the Open Market, 1800–1802.Section 4 – Country House Portraits and the Patronage of the Gentry.Section 3 – The Touring Artist and the Studio Watercolour, 1794–99.Section 2 – Thomas Monro and John Henderson Making Creative Copies, 1794–98.Section 1 – Apprenticeship and Early Work for the Antiquarian Market, 1790–95.Then I decided to go back to the book and choose fragrances for the main characters, based on Clarke’s descriptions. When Now Smell This recently encouraged us to share our latest winter reading and choose a fragrance to match it, I suggested Profumi di Forte’s Tirrenico for Piranesi. “Susanna Clarke on the Art of Writing,” September 15, 2020 At the time this seemed like the Most Important Thing To Know. Some of the perfumes are real and some I made up. So at one point I sat down and worked out what perfume all the characters wear. “Piranesi is interested in perfumes and describes them in his precise way. Yes, the protagonist’s name is a reference to the Italian artist famous for his depictions of ancient ruins and imaginary prisons otherwise, I’ll try to keep my remarks somewhat vague.Īfter finishing the book and mulling over it for a day or two, I looked for interviews with Clarke and came across this comment about her writing process: I don’t want to spoil Piranesi for anyone who’s going to read it, so you might want to stop here. Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Dark prison with a courtyard for the punishment of criminals (Carcere oscura con Antenna pel suplizio dè malfatori), ca.
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