Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Italian · 1720–1778
He was the father of Francesco Piranesi, Laura Piranesi and Pietro Piranesi.
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Who Giovanni Battista Piranesi was
Giovanni Battista Piranesi was an Italian classical archaeologist, architect, and artist, famous for his etchings of Rome and of fictitious and atmospheric "prisons". He was the father of Francesco Piranesi, Laura Piranesi and Pietro Piranesi.
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