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Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Oct 4, 1720 - Nov 9, 1778
Giovanni Battista Piranesi was an Italian Classical archaeologist, architect, and artist, famous for his etchings of Rome and of fictitious and atmospheric "prisons". He was the father of Francesco Piranesi and Laura Piranesi.
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The Piranesi Principle
Kunstbibliothek, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
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