Piranesi:Drawings Colour Plates

by Maria Peitcheva

Giovanni Battista Piranesi (1720-1778), Italian engraver and architect, is best known for his etchings of ancient and baroque Rome and grandiose architectural constructions of his own imagination. Throughout most of his adult life Piranesi made etchings of views of the city; not only its antiquities, such as the Pantheon, but also its contemporary masterpieces such as the Capitoline and Piazza Navona. The scenes are animated with tiny, frail, fluttering...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1518876714
• ISBN13: 9781518876714
• Release Date: November 2015
• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 48 Pages
• Weight: 0.39 lbs.
• Dimensions: 11.0" x 0.1" x 8.5"