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: St. Mary Magdalene in the Desert
- Artist: Giovanni Battista Piranesi
- Format: Landscape
- Copyright status: Public domain
- Movement: Neoclassicism
- Creative period: Mature Period
- Keywords: monochrome artwork , religious engraving , mythological scene
- Color hue: Green to Violet Spectrum
- Topics: divinity , desert , piranesi
