Giovanni Battista Piranesi

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Style: Neo-Classicism; Classicism;

Place: Mogliano Veneto

Born: 1720

Death: 1778

Biography:

Giovanni Battista (also Giambattista or Piranesi) (Italian pronunciation: [dʒoˈvanni batˈtista piraˈneːzi] 4 October 1720 – 9 November 1778) was an Italian artist famous for his etchings of Rome and of fictitious and atmospheric "prisons" (Le Carceri d'Invenzione). Piranesi was born in Mogliano Veneto, near Treviso, then part of the Republic of Ven...

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