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Giuseppe Vasi found Piranesi’s talent was beyond engraving. He resided in the Palazzo Venezia and studied under Giuseppe Vasi, who introduced him to the art of etching and engraving of the city and its monuments. From 1740, he had an opportunity to work in Rome as a draughtsman for Marco Foscarini, the Venetian ambassador of the new Pope Benedict XIV. His brother Andrea introduced him to Latin language and the ancient civilization, and later he was apprenticed under his uncle, Matteo Lucchesi, who was a leading architect in Magistrato delle Acque, the state organization responsible for engineering and restoring historical buildings. Piranesi was born in Mogliano Veneto, near Treviso, then part of the Republic of Venice. He was the father of Francesco Piranesi and Laura Piranesi. Giovanni Battista (or Giambattista) Piranesi also known as simply Piranesi 4 October 1720 – 9 November 1778) was an Italian artist famous for his etchings of Rome and of fictitious and atmospheric “prisons” (Le Carceri d’Invenzione). This set comprises Vasi antichi di marmo, Vaso inerario, Vasi Signor Corbet and Vasi Carmathen The plates were issued as individual plates from 1768, first appearing in bound form in 1778 as ‘Vasi Candelabri Cippi Sarcofagi’, probably compiled by Francesco Piranesi following his father’s death. The integration of ancient sculptural fragments into his restored objects allowed for flights of fancy that were very influential on younger architects such as Percier and Fontaine, who made there mark as architects for Napoleon. Many of the plates illustrate objects made of ancient Roman marbles that could be inspected at his Museo in the Palazzo Tomati where his engraving business and his home were both located. This was an aspect of Piranesi’s work on which he relied more extensively after the death of his major patron, Clement XIII Rezzonico. The “Vasi” is one of the most important of his works related to his own interests as a restorer and dealer in antiquities, and which had a great influence on interior decoration, and industrial production of ceramics, etc. Condition of the item is good.īest known for his representations of on the archaeological reconstructions of ruins and the documentation of contemporary Rome, Piranesi also made a fundamental contribution to the development of the decorative arts. The image is 61 x 41 cm large (excluding text) The print is professionally framed. The print is subtitled Al suo Carifsimo Amico Riccardo Hayward. It is rumored that he died of syphilis.Large etching of a classical vase made by Cavalier Giovanni Battista Piranesi. However, Piranesi suddenly died before finishing the contract. Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte came to his aid and issued an imperial decree granting him the sum of 300,000 French francs if Piranesi would dedicate himself solely to engraving, as he was then considered to be the best engraver in Europe. After his brother left Paris, Piranesi fell on hard times. They opened a branch of their business in Paris, called Piranesi Frères, but by 1807 Pietro had sold his share of the business in Paris and returned to Rome. After the fall of the republic the following year, Piranesi and his brother Pietro moved to Paris, where they attracted the admiration of several officials, including Talleyrand. Piranesi distinguished himself in the eyes of the French officials and was named to a government post. Following the 1798 invasion of Italy by the French Revolutionary Army, which established a short-lived Roman Republic. Following his father's death in shortly after the second trip to Pompeii, Piranesi inherited his father's publishing house and printed many of the later editions of his father's work.

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He accompanied his father on trips to Paestum, Pompeii, and Ercolano in 17 and completed a series of drawings of Paestum started by his father Giovanni Battista. Piranesi also studied engraving, landscape painting, and architecture with other experts. By 1775, Piranesi was producing his own work and assisting with this father's. Piranesi was taught engraving by his father alongside his elder sister Laura (1755 - 1785) who was also a noted engraver. Born in Rome, Piranesi was the eldest son of the more famous Giovanni Battista Piranesi and continued his father's series of engravings of monuments and ancient temples.

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