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Giovanni Battista Piranesi

Born

in Venice, Italy

October 04, 1720

Died

November 09, 1778

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Giovanni Battista (or Giambattista) Piranesi (Italian pronunciation: [dʒoˈvanni batˈtista piraˈneːzi; -eːsi]; also known as simply Piranesi; 4 October 1720 – 9 November 1778) was an Italian Classical archaeologist, architect, and artist, 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. ...more

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	The Prisons. Le Carceri 4.39 avg rating — 111 ratings — published 1973 — 20 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Views of Rome, Then and Now by Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Hershel Levit 4.55 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 1974 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Observations on the Letter of Monsieur Mariette: With Opinions on Architecture, with a Preface to a New Treatise on the Introduction and Progress of ... Europe in Ancient Times by Giovanni Battista Piranesi, David Britt (Translator), Caroline Beamish (Translator) 3.80 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2002	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Giovanni Battista Piranesi: Drawings in the Pierpont Morgan Library by Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Felice Stampfle, Pierpont Morgan Library it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Piranesi: Rome Recorded liked it 3.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 1989	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Piranesi: Etchings and drawings 3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2012 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Come era bella Roma by Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Giuseppe Massani, Giampiero Pucci really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Vedute di Roma by Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Mario Praz (Contributor) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2000 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Carceri D'Invenzione (1761) [Leather Bound] (Italian Edition) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Prisons / Le Carceri (Dover Fine Art, History of Art) by Giovanni Battista Piranesi (30-Jul-2010) Paperback liked it 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“I need to produce great ideas, and I believe that if I were commissioned to design a new universe, I would be mad enough to undertake it.”
― Giovanni Battista Piranesi

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