his-story:
Giovanni Battista (or Giambattista) Piranesi; also known as simply Piranesi; (4 October 1720 – 9 November 1778) was an Italian Classical archaeologist, architect, and artist, famous for his etchings of Rome and of fictitious and atmospheric "prisons" (Le Carceri d'Invenzione).
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