Giovanni Battista Piranesi, dit Piranèse

Piranesi was born in Mogliano in 1720 and died in Rome in 1778. Introduced by his elder brother to ancient languages and Roman history, he discovered Rome and its ancient treasures in 1740 and settled there in 1747. A draughtsman and engraver of breathtaking perspectives, he delighted in inventing elaborate ancient monuments…