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Artist: Giovanni Battista Piranesi (Italian, 1720-1778)

Italian draftsman, printmaker, architect, and art theorist. Giovanni settled in Rome to study printmaking (1745) where he developed original etching technique of copperplate. He has created about 2,000 plates during his career, and is best known for accurate depiction, skill in techniques and expression of grandeur.

Veduta dell'Arco di Costantino (View of the Arch of Constantine) by Giovanni Battista Piranesi

Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Veduta dell'Arco di Costantino (View of the Arc..., 1770

Etching on paper

The Man on the Rack by Giovanni Battista Piranesi

Giovanni Battista Piranesi
The Man on the Rack, 1761

Etching on paper

(55.88 x 41.91 cm)

View of the Palazzo della Consulta on the Quirinal housing the Papal Secretariat, from Views of Rome by Giovanni Battista Piranesi

Giovanni Battista Piranesi
View of the Palazzo della Consulta on the Quiri..., 1760-1778

Etching on paper

19.125 x 27.5625 in

(48.58 x 70.01 cm)

From "Le Antichita Romane" by Giovanni Battista Piranesi

Giovanni Battista Piranesi
From "Le Antichita Romane", 18th century

Etching on paper

(53.34 x 77.15 cm)

Veduta del Tempio detto della Concordia by Giovanni Battista Piranesi

Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Veduta del Tempio detto della Concordia, 1774

Etching on paper

(78.74 x 100.33 cm)

Veduta Del Tempio de Cibele a Piazza della Bocca della Verita by Giovanni Battista Piranesi

Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Veduta Del Tempio de Cibele a Piazza della Bocc..., 1758-1800

Etching on paper

(40.01 x 58.42 cm)

From "Le Antichita Romane" by Giovanni Battista Piranesi

Giovanni Battista Piranesi
From "Le Antichita Romane", 1786

Engraving on paper

20.875 x 26.875 in

(53.02 x 68.26 cm)