He was a member of the Order of Christ and the London Antiques Society. Despite a great reputation and a magnificent fame he never got rich for the very low prices of his works. He has engraved about 2000 branches, almost all of them large. His first work was "The Roman Antiquities" which was followed by numerous works. It is believed that he also worked on painting with Tiepolo. He worked and had Giuseppe Vasi as a teacher with whom he had a very conflicting relationship, it seems that he wanted to kill him because of the envy that Vasi had towards him, for example he did not teach him enough the secrets of biting. He was a pupil of Scalfarotto, of the brothers Giuseppe and Domenico Valeriani, he was also a pupil of Bibiena. This artist has not only reproduced the ancient vestiges of the power of Rome, but was also one of the most authoritative archaeologists of his time. Someone has nicknamed him the "Rembrandt of architecture". Draftsman, engraver and architect, born in Morano di Mestre on October 4, 1720, died in Rome on November 9, 1778. In fair condition, large margins, light flowering, light peeling. This specimen is an edition of the Regia Intaglio, printed in Rome in 1870. In 1770 the publisher of Piranesi, Bouachard, convinced him to make them darker to increase their theatricality. the complete set of 16 etchings with engraving, circa 1749-61, on laid paper, most sheets with watermark Fleur-de-Lys in Double Circle (Robison 36), good, strong, atmospheric impressions from the Second Edition, Third Issue, published by the artist, Rome, circa 1765 -74. The work initially included only 14 plates which were published in 1745, they were clearer, with fewer background elements. GIOVANNI BATTISTA PIRANESI (1720-1778) Carceri d’Invenzione. It is the fifth plate in the series of 16 plates of the "Prisons of invention", a monumental work of imaginative and theatrical architectures. Copper engraving published posthumously by the Regia Chalcography in 1870.
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