Giovanni Battista Piranesi

Visual Artist

1720 – 1778

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Who was Giovanni Battista Piranesi?

Giovanni Battista Piranesi was an Italian artist famous for his etchings of Rome and of fictitious and atmospheric "prisons".

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Born
Oct 4, 1720
Mogliano Veneto
Also known as
  • Giovanni Piranesi
  • Piranesi
Employment
  • Robert Mylne
Lived in
  • Mogliano Veneto
Died
Nov 9, 1778
Rome

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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