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Giovanni Battista Piranesi Artworks collected in Metmuseum

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Giovanni Battista Piranesi Artworks collected in Metmuseum

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, Laura Piranesi and Pietro Piranesi. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giovanni_Battista_Piranesi

Veduta del Tempio di Giove Tonante

Italian, Mogliano Veneto 1720–1778 Rome / The Met

   title: Veduta del Tempio di Giove Tonante
   department: Photographs
   accessionYear: 1994

S. Giovanni in Laterano. Interior

Italian, Mogliano Veneto 1720–1778 Rome / The Met

   title: S. Giovanni in Laterano. Interior
   department: Drawings and Prints
   accessionYear: 1972

Interior view of St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican, from Vedute di Roma (Roman Views)

Italian, Mogliano Veneto 1720–1778 Rome / The Met

   title: Interior view of St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican, from Vedute di Roma (Roman Views)
   department: Drawings and Prints
   accessionYear: 1972

The Pantheon exterior (Veduta del Pantheon d'Agrippa oggi Chiesa di S. Maria ad Martyres)

Italian, Mogliano Veneto 1720–1778 Rome / The Met

   title: The Pantheon exterior (Veduta del Pantheon d'Agrippa oggi Chiesa di S. Maria ad Martyres)
   department: Drawings and Prints
   accessionYear: 1957

Coat of Arms of Clement XIII (Rezzonico)

Italian, Mogliano Veneto 1720–1778 Rome / The Met

   title: Coat of Arms of Clement XIII (Rezzonico)
   department: Drawings and Prints
   accessionYear: 1952

Two Men Holding Long Staffs (recto); Proof impression of part of an etching, and scribbles in the artist's hand (verso)

Italian, Mogliano Veneto 1720–1778 Rome / The Met

   title: Two Men Holding Long Staffs (recto); Proof impression of part of an etching, and scribbles in the artist's hand (verso)
   department: Drawings and Prints
   accessionYear: 1972

The Octagonal Room in the Small Baths at the Villa of Hadrian (Tivoli)

Italian, Mogliano Veneto 1720–1778 Rome / The Met

   title: The Octagonal Room in the Small Baths at the Villa of Hadrian (Tivoli)
   department: Drawings and Prints
   accessionYear: 1994

Bird in shell at the center of the lintel, with a frieze of trophies, surmounted by an overmantel with candelabra and flanked by chairs. (Ch. décorée d'une frise de casques et d'armures . . .)

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