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Piranesi

American

[pee-rah-ne-zee] / ˌpi rɑˈnɛ zi /

noun

Giambattista or Giovanni Battista 1720–78, Italian architect and engraver.

Piranesi British

/ piraˈneːsi /

noun

Giambattista (dʒambatˈtista). 1720–78, Italian etcher and architect: etchings include Imaginary Prisons and Views of Rome

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“And when I was there, they were still finishing up some of the big freeways.… I suddenly thought: ‘My God, this place needs its Piranesi, Los Angeles could have a Piranesi, so here I am!’

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 12, 2026

If the scale suggests Piranesi, its reductive geometry is that of Minimalist sculpture, like something that Donald Judd might have made.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 17, 2025

And the 2021 winner is Susanna Clarke, with her second novel "Piranesi."

From Salon ● Sep. 18, 2021

In his notebooks, Piranesi makes a careful record of what he sees.

From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2021

A fine bit of old-fashioned romance is conjured up; also memories of Piranesi.

From Ivory Apes and Peacocks by James Huneker

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