Ancient Roman forum surrounded by porticoes, with loggias, some of which communicate with the Imperial Palace and others with the prisons... (Foro antico romano circondata da portici, con logge, alcune delle quali si uniscono al Palazzo Imperiale...), from "Prima Parte di Architettura, e Prospettive"

About the Artist

Giovanni Battista Piranesi · 1720–1778

Giovanni Battista Piranesi (1720–1778) was an Italian printmaker, architect, and antiquarian whose visionary etchings of Rome and imaginary prisons revolutionized architectural representation and profoundly influenced both Neoclassicism and Romanticism. Piranesi stands as one of the most important printmakers of the eighteenth century, fundamentally shaping European perceptions of ancient Rome an...