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Diverse Maniere d'adornare i cammini ed ogni altra parte degli edifizi desunte dall'architettura Egizia, Etrusca, e Greca con un Ragionamento Apologetico in defesa dell'Architettura Egizia, e Toscana, opera del Cavaliere Giambattista Piranesi Architetto (Diverse Ways of ornamenting chimneypieces and all other parts of houses taken from Egyptian, Etruscan, and Grecian architecture with an Apologia in defense of the Egyptian and Tuscan architecture, the work of Cavaliere Giambattista Piranesi)

Giovanni Battista PiranesiWW-1769-T005531

1769·Etching·Overall: 22 1/16 x 16 5/16 x 1 9/16 in. (56 x 41.5 x 4 cm)

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Year: 1769
Medium: Etching
Dimensions: Overall: 22 1/16 x 16 5/16 x 1 9/16 in. (56 x 41.5 x 4 cm)
Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Artist: Giovanni Battista Piranesi

Artist

Giovanni Battista Piranesi

Painting

Giovanni Battista Piranesi was an Italian classical archaeologist, architect, and artist, famous for his etchings of Rome and of fictitious and atmospheric "prisons". He was the father of Francesco Piranesi, Laura Piranesi and Pietro Piranesi.

Mogliano, Italy

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