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" (Le Carceri d'Invenzione). He was the father of Francesco Piranesi and Laura Piranesi.
Piranesi, Giovanni Battista (1720 - 1778) [sv]
Piranesi, Giovanni Battista (swedish)
Arkitekter verksamma i Sverige (Arkitektur- och designcentrum) [sv]
Life role
Dataset owner
Swedish Centre for Architecture and Design (Museum) owns the information on this page
Contact information
digitaltmuseum@arkdes.se [sv]
License
Public Domain Dedication (CC0)
applies to the information on this page and not any works/objects created by the actor
Last changed
09/01/2015 20:32:59
Name
Piranesi, Giovanni Battista
Swedish
First name
Giovanni Battista
Swedish
Last name
Piranesi
Swedish
Wikipedia (via Wikidata)
Birth
1720
Death
1778
Life role
Biography
Verksamhet: Grafiker och arkitekt.
Anställd hos Tiepolo i Venedig.
Verk ett urval:
Etsningar av fantasibyggnader 1943.
Carceri d´Invenzione, etsningar av fängelseinteriörer 1744.
Le Antichità romane, etsningssamling 1756.
Swedish
See also
Reference
http://www.ne.se
Swedish
Primus
1813
DigitaltMuseum
011034077140
Editorial note
Swedish