Giovanni Battista Piranesi (1720 – 1778)

Giovanni Battista Piranesi (1720-1778): Italian master of etching famed for dramatic Roman architecture, fantastical 'Carceri' prisons & detailed cityscapes. A Neoclassical visionary.

About this artwork

  • Title: The Roman antiquities, t. 3, Plate LIV. Way in which they were raised big travertine, marble and other produce in the large tomb of Cecilia Metella.
  • Artist: Giovanni Battista Piranesi
  • Format: Landscape
  • Copyright status: Public domain
  • Movement: Baroque
  • Main color: Gray
  • Keywords: construction scene, linear drawing, roman engineering
  • Color intensity: Monochromatic
  • Perceived brightness: balanced

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