Piranesi

[ pee-rah-ne-zee ]

noun

1. Giam·bat·tis·ta [jahm-baht-, tees, -tah] or Gio·van·ni Bat·tis·ta [jaw-, vahn, -nee baht-, tees, -tah], 1720–78, Italian architect and engraver.

Piranesi

/ piraˈneːsi /

noun

1. PiranesiGiambattista17201778MItalianARTS AND CRAFTS: etcherARCHITECTURE: architect Giambattista (dʒambatˈtista). 1720–78, Italian etcher and architect: etchings include Imaginary Prisons and Views of Rome

Example Sentences

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.

From Vox

Hamilton was aided in his work by Piranesi whose engravings record the state of the ruins at this time.

From Project Gutenberg

The walls were covered with views of ancient Rome and engravings by Piranesi.

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In the drawings of Piranesi, in the pictures of Rembrandt, one sees this grand language exhibited more truly.

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Piranesi gives a number of additional chambers besides the two above mentioned, but his representation is probably conjectural.

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Lorenzo brought from his library a volume of Piranesi, and another of engravings from the heads of Vandyke.

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