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Giovanni Battista Piranesi

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Giovanni Battista Piranesi

Birth
Death
9 Nov 1778 (aged 58)
Burial
Rome, Città Metropolitana di Roma Capitale, Lazio, Italy Add to Map
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Italian archaeologist, architect, and artist. He is famous for his etchings of Rome and of fictitious and atmospheric "prisons" (Le Carceri d'Invenzione). He was the father of Francesco Piranesi and Laura Piranesi.
Italian archaeologist, architect, and artist. He is famous for his etchings of Rome and of fictitious and atmospheric "prisons" (Le Carceri d'Invenzione). He was the father of Francesco Piranesi and Laura Piranesi.

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