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.
About this artwork
- Title: Ganymede carried off by the eagle
- Artist: Giovanni Battista Piranesi
- Format: Landscape
- Copyright status: Public domain
- Movement: Baroque
- Creative period: Mature Period
- Corpus context: christian suffering narrative , complex
- Main color: Gray
- Keywords: italian art history , baroque art style , piranesi engraving
