Self-Portrait
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: Self-Portrait
- Artist: Giovanni Battista Piranesi
- Format: Portrait
- Copyright status: Public domain
- Movement: Baroque
- Corpus context: melancholy contemplation , roman echoes
- Keywords: piranesi engraving , baroque art print , “water and stone art”
- Perceived brightness: balanced
- Topics: venetian , water , piranesi
