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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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Italian Contemporary Hand Coloured Red Blue Roman Vase Print G.B Piranesi 1 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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Neoclassical Prints
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Paper
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
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
20% Off
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
$6,640 Sale Price
20% Off
Giovanni Battista Piranesi (Italian, 1720–1778), Engraving of an Urn
By Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Located in Downingtown, PA
Giovanni Battista Piranesi (Italian, 1720–1778)
Engraving of an Urn
Rome, circa 1768–1778
Etching on paper
Dimensions: 35 × 29 1/8 × 1 1/2 in.
Executed and published in Rome during...
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Italian Georgian Prints
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Paper
Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 18th C. Engraving, View Of The Ruins
By Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Italian, 1720-1778. With an expected fold down the middle. View of the "Casa Aurea Nerone". From the "Veduta di Roma" series. Artist name in plate lower right.
Dimensions: sight 17...
Category
Antique 18th Century Italian Renaissance Prints
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
