Orpheus

Explore Giovanni Battista Piranesi’s dramatic monochrome engraving 'Orpheus,' a chaotic masterpiece of classical ruins & mythological combat. A key Neoclassical work!


Giovanni Battista Piranesi (1720 - 1778)

Giovanni Battista Piranesi (1720-1778): Italian master of etching famed for dramatic Roman architecture, fantastical 'Carceri' prisons & detailed cityscapes. A Neoclassical visionary.