Giovanni Battista Piranesi

Artist (Italy)

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An Italian etcher, archaeologist, designer, theorist, and architect, Giovanni Battista Piranesi (b. 1720 - d. 1778) was born in Venice. His uncle, a designer and hydraulics engineer, taught him the art of drawing. During his early years, he studied stage design and intricate systems of perspective composition. Piranesi's prints and drawings reveal his talent for combining ...

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