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Piranesi

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Pi·ra·ne·si  (pîr-nz, prä-n-), Giambattista 1720-1778.
Italian architect and artist. His etchings of Rome and its ruins contributed to the revival of neoclassicism.
Pira·nesi·an adj.
Piranesi (Italian) [piraˈneːsi]
n
(Biographies / Piranesi, Giambattista (1720-1778) M, Italian, ARTS AND CRAFTS: etcher, ARCHITECTURE: architect) Giambattista (dʒambatˈtista). 1720-78, Italian etcher and architect: etchings include Imaginary Prisons and Views of Rome
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