Engravings by PiranesiGiovanni Battista Piranesi, "Vedute di Roma", 18th century
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Take me to the pictures! (137 photos in photo gallery) Giovanni Battista Piranesi (1720-1778) was an Italian engraver. He was famous even in his own times because of his very detailed and precise engravings of Rome in the 18th century, and especially for his pictures of the ancient ruins found in the city and surroundings. Below is a selection of his works. Please note that the full size images are rather large, in the order of 2-3Mb each (about 10-8 minutes on a normal modem, 1-2 minutes for broadband users). Search for "Giovanni Battista Piranesi" on
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Photo gallery of 137 pictures for "Engravings by Piranesi" Prints of the photographs are available — read more here.
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This page is linked under the names "Engravings by Piranesi", "Giovanni Battista Piranesi" and "Giambattista Piranesi".
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