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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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Early Giovanni Battista Piranesi Castel Sant'Angelo Veduti Di Roma Wall Decor
By Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Early Giovanni Battista Piranesi Castel Sant'Angelo Veduti Di Roma Wall Décor . Large 18th Century Etching / Engraving Of The Views Of Rome An Early Print View...
Category
Antique 18th Century Italian Prints
Materials
Wood, Paper
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Early Giovanni Battista Piranesi Castel Sant'Angelo Veduti Di Roma Wall Decor
By Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Early Giovanni Battista Piranesi Castel Sant'Angelo Veduti Di Roma Wall Decor . Large 18th Century Etching / Engraving Of The Ruins Of Rome An Early Print Of Castle Saint Angelo By G...
Category
Antique 18th Century Italian Prints
Materials
Paper, Wood
$6,640 Sale Price
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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
Pair of large engravings by Piranesi, 1805
By Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Pair of copperplate engravings by Piranesi printed on hand laid paper. The views are of the Greek temple complex at Paestum, Italy, and these works were the last series completed bef...
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Prints
Materials
Paper
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$2,500 / set
Italian Contemporary Hand Coloured Red Blue Roman Vase Print G.B Piranesi 2 of 2
By Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Located in Scandicci, Florence
Large Roman marble vase printed on a hand press on 100% cotton engraving paper.
Completely handpainted with a cream wash, pompeian red and blue highlights and details.
Light brown ma...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian 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