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What does the word Piranesi mean?
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Piranesi is an Italian surname. It’s often associated with art, specifically etchings because it was the surname of artist Giovanni Battista Piranesi. Piranesi lived in the 1700s in Venice, Italy, and was an archaeologist, architect and artist. Shop a selection of Piranesi pieces from some of the world’s top art dealers on 1stDibs.
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Contemporary Italian Hand Coloured Vase Print in Villa Lante G.B Piranesi 1 of 2
By Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Located in Scandicci, Florence
Extra large Roman marble vase on a porphyry pedestal printed on a hand press on 100% cotton engraving paper.
Completely handpainted with a cream wash, umber highlights, and matte bla...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Neoclassical Prints
Materials
Wood, Paper
Original Piranesi Framed Engraving of a Monument in the Form of a Cornucopia
By Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Located in San Francisco, CA
Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Italian 1720-1778) Engraving on wove paper depicting an ancient Roman funeral monument in the form of a cornucopia from the Via...
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Neoclassical Prints
Materials
Paper
Contemporary Italian Hand Coloured Vase Print in Villa Lante G.B Piranesi 2 of 2
By Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Located in Scandicci, Florence
Extra large Roman marble vase on a porphyry pedestal printed on a hand press on 100% cotton engraving paper.
Completely handpainted with a cream wash, umber highlights, and matte bla...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Neoclassical Prints
Materials
Wood, Paper
Set of 4 Antique Piranesi Classical Inn Engraving Prints 1810
By Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Located in Lambertville, NJ
A set of four Italian Piranesi framed and matted engravings of neoclassical urns. The engravings are deep plate engravings with crisp images, later framed in walnut frames under glas...
Category
Antique 1810s Italian Neoclassical Prints
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
Giovanni Battista Piranesi Engraving
By Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Located in Winter Park, FL
A large 19th Century engraving by Giovanni Battista Piranesi depicting the decoration on the leg armor worn by a Roman gladiator. The illustration includes masks and emblems of Bacch...
Category
Antique 19th Century French Baroque Prints
Materials
Paper
Trajan's Column Plates X and XI by Giovanni Battista Piranesi
By Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Located in Dallas, TX
Two framed original 18th century relief prints of views of the main facade of the Trajan's column in Rome by the Italian artist Giovanni Battista Piraneis (1720-1778).
Each print in...
Category
Antique 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Prints
Materials
Paper