Self-Portrait

Explore Giovanni Battista Piranesi’s haunting ‘Self-Portrait,’ an engraved masterpiece of Baroque & Romanticism. Discover its dramatic ruins, turbulent waters, and profound symbolism.


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.