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: Jars of clay and glass found in Pompeii
- Artist: Giovanni Battista Piranesi
- Format: Landscape
- Copyright status: Public domain
- Movement: Baroque
- Corpus context: roman antiquity echoes , memento mori themes
- Color palette: Neutrals
- Keywords: pompeii ceramics , art historical print , piranesi engraving
- Color intensity: Monochromatic
