Giovanni Battista Piranesi
- Giambattista Piranesi
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- Piranesi, Giovanni Battista
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- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Date of birth
- 1720-10-04
- Place of birth
- Venezia
- Date of death
- 1778-11-09
- Place of death
- Roma
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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" (Carceri d'invenzione). He was the father of Francesco Piranesi, Laura Piranesi and Pietro Piranesi.
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- Giovanni Battista Piranesi is the subject of Piranesi und Frankreich: Paris / Hôtel de Sully
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- 2026-09-27