Giovanni Battista Piranesi
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| '''Giovanni Battista''' (also '''Giambattista''') '''Piranesi''' ([[4 October]] [[1729]] - [[9 November]] [[1778]]) was an Italian [[artist]] famous for his ''[[Vedute]]'', [[etching]]s of [[Rome]] and of [[fictitious]] and atmospheric "[[prisons]]" (''Carceri d'Invenzione''). | '''Giovanni Battista''' (also '''Giambattista''') '''Piranesi''' ([[4 October]] [[1729]] - [[9 November]] [[1778]]) was an Italian [[artist]] famous for his ''[[Vedute]]'', [[etching]]s of [[Rome]] and of [[fictitious]] and atmospheric "[[prisons]]" (''Carceri d'Invenzione''). | ||
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| + | Piranesi was born in [[Mogliano Veneto]], near [[Treviso]], then part of the [[Republic of Venice]]. His brother Andrea introduced him to [[Latin language|Latin]] and the ancient civilization, and later he studied as an architect under his uncle, Matteo Lucchesi, who was ''Magistrato delle Acque'', a Venetian engineer who specialized in excavation. | ||
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| + | From [[1740]] he was in Rome with Marco Foscarini, the Venetian envoy to the [[Vatican City|Vatican]]. He resided in the [[Palazzo Venezia]] and studied under [[Giuseppe Vasi]], who introduced him to the art of [[etching]] and [[engraving]]. After his studies with Vasi, he collaborated with pupils of the [[French Academy in Rome]] to produce a series of ''vedute'' (views) of the city; his first work was ''Prima parte di Architettura e Prospettive'' (1743), followed in [[1745]] by ''Varie Vedute di Roma Antica e Moderna''. | ||
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| + | From 1743 to 1747 he sojourned mainly in Venice where, according to some sources, he frequented [[Giovanni Battista Tiepolo]]. He then returned to Rome, where he opened a workshop in [[Via del Corso]]. In [[1748]]-[[1774]] he created a long series of ''vedute'' of the city which established his fame. In the meantime Piranesi devoted himself to the measurement of much of the ancient edifices: this led to the publication of ''Antichità Romane de' tempo della prima Repubblica e dei primi imperatori'' ("Roman Antiquities of the Time of the First Republic and the First Emperors". In [[1761]] he became a member of the [[Accademia di San Luca]] and opened a printing facility of his own. In [[1762]] the ''Campo Marzio dell'antica Roma'' collection of engravings was printed. | ||
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| + | The following year he was commissioned by [[Pope Clement XIII]] to restore the choir of [[San Giovanni in Laterano]], but the work did not materialize. In [[1764]] Piranesi started his sole architectural works of importance, the restoration of the church of [[Santa Maria del Priorato]] in the Villa of the [[Knights Hospitaller|Knights of Malta]] in Rome, where he was buried after his death. | ||
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| + | In [[1767]] he was created knight of the Papal States. In [[1776]] he created his famous ''[[Piranesi Vase]]'', his best known work as a 'restorer' of ancient sculpture. In [[1777]]-78 Piranesi published ''Avanzi degli Edifici di Pesto'', (Remains of the Edifices of [[Paestum]]) a collection of views of [[Paestum]]. | ||
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| + | He died in Rome in 1778 after a long illness. | ||
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Giovanni Battista (also Giambattista) Piranesi (4 October 1729 - 9 November 1778) was an Italian artist famous for his Vedute, etchings of Rome and of fictitious and atmospheric "prisons" (Carceri d'Invenzione).
Biography
Piranesi was born in Mogliano Veneto, near Treviso, then part of the Republic of Venice. His brother Andrea introduced him to Latin and the ancient civilization, and later he studied as an architect under his uncle, Matteo Lucchesi, who was Magistrato delle Acque, a Venetian engineer who specialized in excavation.
From 1740 he was in Rome with Marco Foscarini, the Venetian envoy to the Vatican. He resided in the Palazzo Venezia and studied under Giuseppe Vasi, who introduced him to the art of etching and engraving. After his studies with Vasi, he collaborated with pupils of the French Academy in Rome to produce a series of vedute (views) of the city; his first work was Prima parte di Architettura e Prospettive (1743), followed in 1745 by Varie Vedute di Roma Antica e Moderna.
From 1743 to 1747 he sojourned mainly in Venice where, according to some sources, he frequented Giovanni Battista Tiepolo. He then returned to Rome, where he opened a workshop in Via del Corso. In 1748-1774 he created a long series of vedute of the city which established his fame. In the meantime Piranesi devoted himself to the measurement of much of the ancient edifices: this led to the publication of Antichità Romane de' tempo della prima Repubblica e dei primi imperatori ("Roman Antiquities of the Time of the First Republic and the First Emperors". In 1761 he became a member of the Accademia di San Luca and opened a printing facility of his own. In 1762 the Campo Marzio dell'antica Roma collection of engravings was printed.
The following year he was commissioned by Pope Clement XIII to restore the choir of San Giovanni in Laterano, but the work did not materialize. In 1764 Piranesi started his sole architectural works of importance, the restoration of the church of Santa Maria del Priorato in the Villa of the Knights of Malta in Rome, where he was buried after his death.
In 1767 he was created knight of the Papal States. In 1776 he created his famous Piranesi Vase, his best known work as a 'restorer' of ancient sculpture. In 1777-78 Piranesi published Avanzi degli Edifici di Pesto, (Remains of the Edifices of Paestum) a collection of views of Paestum.
He died in Rome in 1778 after a long illness.
