Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Title page to the 'Carceri d'invenzione' Imaginary Prisons of G. Battista Piranesi, Venetian Architect
About this artwork
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artist:Giovanni Battista Piranesi (1720 - 1778) Italian
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title:Title page to the 'Carceri d'invenzione' Imaginary Prisons of G. Battista Piranesi, Venetian Architect
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date created:Published 1761
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materials:Etching on paper
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measurements:Plate mark: 55.00 x 41.50 cm; Sheet: 75.00 x 53.50 cm
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credit line:Purchased 1961
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accession number:P 2501.1
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Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
The son of a stonemason, Piranesi was born near Mestre on the Venetian mainland. In his early years, he studied architecture, engineering, and stage design. He travelled to Rome in 1740 in the entourage of the Venetian ambassador to the Pope, and immersed himself in the study of the remains of the...
