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Francesco Piranesi (Italian pronunciation: [franˈtʃesko piraˈneːzi;-eːsi]; 1758/59 – 23 January 1810) was an Italian engraver, etcher and architect. He was the son of the more famous Giovanni Battista Piranesi and continued his series of engravings representing monuments and ancient temples.
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Oct 20, 2010 · Piranesi pushed etching and engraving to unsurpassed limits, transforming them from what had been predominantly tools of illustration and reproduction into expressive art forms on a par with...
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Artist: Francesco Piranesi (Italian, Rome 1758–1810 Paris) Artist: After Giovanni Battista Piranesi (Italian, Mogliano Veneto 1720–1778 Rome) Date: n.d. Medium: Etching. Classification: Prints. Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1962. Accession Number: 62.602.16.
Cut-aways of the Temple of Isis in Pompeii, and of the adjacent part, double the proportion etched on the previous plate; the parts shown in chiaroscuro still exist; the parts etched in line are reconstructions, from "Antiquités de Pompeïa, tome second, Antiquités de la Grande Grèce..."
Francesco Piranesi. Date of birth 1758 ... Etching Italy 1758–1810 ... Francesco Bartolozzi; The Precautions, from Monument du Costume Physique et Moral de la fin ...
Artist: Francesco Piranesi (Italian, Rome 1758–1810 Paris) Published in: Romw. Date: 1785. Medium: Etching. Dimensions: Overall: 21 5/8 x 16 1/8 x 1 3/16 in. (55 x 41 x 3 cm) Classifications: Albums, Prints. Credit Line: Rogers Fund, transferred from the Library. Accession Number: 41.71.1.5
