Piranesi

[ pee-rah-ne-zee ]

/ ˌpi rɑˈnɛ zi /

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noun

Giam·bat·tis·ta

[jahm-baht-tees-tah] /ˌdʒɑm bɑtˈtis tɑ/ or Gio·van·ni Bat·tis·ta

[jaw-vahn-nee baht-tees-tah], /dʒɔˈvɑn ni bɑtˈtis tɑ/, 1720–78, Italian architect and engraver.

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How to use Piranesi in a sentence

So gentle and compelling is his voice that when you read the book, you can feel yourself getting swallowed up by Piranesi’s beloved house, and by Piranesi’s terrible, radiant innocence.
This September, the Vox Book Club returns with Susanna Clarke’s Piranesi|Constance Grady|September 1, 2021|Vox
Hamilton was aided in his work by Piranesi whose engravings record the state of the ruins at this time.
Romance of Roman Villas|Elizabeth W. (Elizbeth Williams) Champney
The walls were covered with views of ancient Rome and engravings by Piranesi.
Atlantis|Gerhart Hauptmann
In the drawings of Piranesi, in the pictures of Rembrandt, one sees this grand language exhibited more truly.
At Home And Abroad|Margaret Fuller Ossoli

Piranesi gives a number of additional chambers besides the two above mentioned, but his representation is probably conjectural.
Old Rome|Robert Burn
Lorenzo brought from his library a volume of Piranesi, and another of engravings from the heads of Vandyke.
Bibliomania; or Book-Madness|Thomas Frognall Dibdin

British Dictionary definitions for Piranesi

Piranesi

/ (Italian piraˈneːsi) /

noun

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

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