Piranesi. The Complete Etchings __exclusive__ -

Born in Mestre, near Venice, on October 4, 1720, Giovanni Battista Piranesi was the son of a master builder and stonemason. A student of both architecture and stage design, he never stopped calling himself an architect, even though his fame would come from another discipline entirely. He was a true Renaissance man: a draftsman, printmaker, art theorist, and passionate antiquarian.

In the 1750s, Piranesi pivoted to archaeologist. This four-volume set is obsessive. He measures every brick, every capital. He dissects the construction of the Appian Way and the tombs of the nobility. While boring to the casual eye, these plates reveal Piranesi’s genius: he treats a broken brick with the same reverence as a marble statue. piranesi. the complete etchings

Several publications have documented Piranesi's etchings, including: Born in Mestre, near Venice, on October 4,