For the Love of the Master, 25 artists fascinated by Piranesi 

Dublin Castle and Casino Marino

18 June - 18 September 2022


Conceived to commemorate the tercentenary of the birth of Piranesi in 2020 but delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Office of Public Works (OPW) presents the international exhibition For the Love of the Master, 25 artists fascinated by Piranesi to celebrate the legacy of this versatile Roman artist in the 21st century.

Between his birth near Venice in 1720 and his death in Rome in 1778, Giovanni Battista Piranesi became renowned as an etcher, engraver, designer, architect, archaeologist and theorist. A fascination with Piranesi continues to influence architects, artists and designers long after his death. Twenty-five artists from eleven countries were selected to pay homage to Piranesi’s drawings, engravings and reassembled antiquities in a variety of media.*


Curators: Hélène Bremer, Dutch art historian and curator, and Mary Heffernan, general manager Dublin Castle and director on OPW’s Art Management Committee, with the assistance of Dr Matt J. Smith, artist and curator.

Scenography: Prof. Caroline Voet and Leen De Brabandere from Antwerp, Belgium.


*Text from OPW press release

Homage to Lady Elizabeth Templetown

2020, Laser-cut paper on airbrushed ink background, 29.7 x 42.0cm

Homage to Lady Elizabeth Templetown (detail)

(2020, Laser-cut paper on airbrushed ink background, 29.7 x 42.0cm)

Homage to Lady Elizabeth Templetown (detail)
(2020, Laser-cut paper on airbrushed ink background, 29.7 x 42.0cm)

Exhibition Poster

For the Love of the Master, 25 artists fascinated by Piranesi 

Dublin Castle and Casino Marino

18 June - 18 September 2022


Conceived to commemorate the tercentenary of the birth of Piranesi in 2020 but delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Office of Public Works (OPW) presents the international exhibition For the Love of the Master, 25 artists fascinated by Piranesi to celebrate the legacy of this versatile Roman artist in the 21st century.

Between his birth near Venice in 1720 and his death in Rome in 1778, Giovanni Battista Piranesi became renowned as an etcher, engraver, designer, architect, archaeologist and theorist. A fascination with Piranesi continues to influence architects, artists and designers long after his death. Twenty-five artists from eleven countries were selected to pay homage to Piranesi’s drawings, engravings and reassembled antiquities in a variety of media.*


Curators: Hélène Bremer, Dutch art historian and curator, and Mary Heffernan, general manager Dublin Castle and director on OPW’s Art Management Committee, with the assistance of Dr Matt J. Smith, artist and curator.

Scenography: Prof. Caroline Voet and Leen De Brabandere from Antwerp, Belgium.


*Text from OPW press release

Homage to Lady Elizabeth Templetown

2020, Laser-cut paper on airbrushed ink background, 29.7 x 42.0cm

Homage to Lady Elizabeth Templetown (detail)

(2020, Laser-cut paper on airbrushed ink background, 29.7 x 42.0cm)

Homage to Lady Elizabeth Templetown (detail)
(2020, Laser-cut paper on airbrushed ink background, 29.7 x 42.0cm)

Exhibition Poster

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