Take a closer look at the materials and techniques used to create select works from the special exhibition "Dare to Know: Prints and Drawings in the Age of Enlightenment." Conservation experts and curators delicately outline the physical properties of the objects discussed and explain how their materiality brings the works to life. #daretoknow Mad man, delirious or eccentric? In this installment, curator Joachim Homann talks about Giovanni Battista Piranesi’s "Roman Architectural Fantasy," a technical tour de Force, from the special exhibition Dare to Know: Prints and Drawings in the Age of Enlightenment. TAKE A CLOSER LOOK: + Explore the Special Exhibition: https://www.harvardartmuseums.org/daretoknow + Giovani Battista Piranesi, Italian, "Roman Architectural Fantasy," 18th century. Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Friends of Art, Archaeology and Music at Harvard Fund,1945.10. https://hvrd.art/o/297422 SPEAKER: Joachim Homann, Maida and George Abrams Curator of Drawings, Harvard Art Museums. -- All images and graphics used in the video belong to their respective owners and this channel does not claim any right over them. Copyright Disclaimer: Any use of copyrighted content on this channel constitutes “fair use” pursuant to 17 U.S. Code § 107 as it is utilized for the purpose of criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education and research. Music: © Blue Dot Sessions. Video: © President and Fellows of Harvard College. Videography: John Neely. For questions related to permission for commercial use of this video, please contact the Department of Digital Imaging and Visual Resources at am_divr@harvard.edu. #exhibition #harvardartmuseums