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Richard asked this question about Piranesi:
Is this the same Piranesi referenced in Tom Brightwind from the Ladies of Grace Adieu?
Esme They are both allusions to the real historical figure Giovanni Battista Piranesi.

"Giovanni Battista (or Giambattista) Piranesi...was an Italian Classi…moreThey 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(less)
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Piranesi
by Susanna Clarke
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