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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