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: The Roman antiquities, t. 1, Plate X. Aurelian Walls and Amphitheatrum Castrense.
- Artist: Giovanni Battista Piranesi
- Year: 1756
- Format: Landscape
- Copyright status: Public domain
- Corpus context: roman imperial grandeur , classical antiquity influence
- Color palette: Neutrals
- Keywords: amphitheater castrense , historical engravings , topographical engraving
- Color hue: Blue-Violet to Rose
- Perceived brightness: brilliant

