giovanni battista piranesi italian archaeologist

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He also pursued his archaeological interests, measuring and making detailed drawings of the ancient ruins that still lay exposed throughout the city, which eventually emerged in the publication of Le Antichità Romane de' tempo della prima Repubblica e dei primi imperatori ('Roman Antiquities of the Time of the First Republic and the First Emperors').

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Upon his return to Rome, Piranesi opened his own studio in 1748 and began producing a series of vedute.

The influence of the theatrical Galli de Bibiena family and his days painting scenery are evident in his later work with the dramatic angles, perspectives, and shadows. Returning to Venice for four years in the 1740s, Piranesi is thought to have come under the influence of artist Giovanni Battista Tiepolo (1696-1770) and may have supported himself working as a scene painter. Vasi’s popular views ( vedute) were eventually eclipsed by those of Piranesi. In 1740, Piranesi moved to Rome to work as a draftsman and during this time began to learn the art of engraving and etching under Guiseppe Vasi (1710-1782). He began an apprenticeship in architecture and engineering with his uncle, who introduced him to his lifelong fascination with archaeology. Born in Mogliano Veneto, near Venice, Giovanni Battista Piranesi (1720-1778) was one of the most important Italian printmakers of the period and his views of Rome continue to define modern ideas of the ancient city.