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They are both allusions to the real historical figure Giovanni Battista Piranesi.
"Giovanni Battista (or Giambattista) Piranesi...was an Italian Classical archaeologist, architect, and artist, famous for his etchings of Rome and of fictitious and atmospheric "prisons" (Le Carceri d'Invenzione)." -Wikipedia
"Giovanni Battista (or Giambattista) Piranesi...was an Italian Classical archaeologist, architect, and artist, famous for his etchings of Rome and of fictitious and atmospheric "prisons" (Le Carceri d'Invenzione)." -Wikipedia
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