The most famous 18th-century copper engraver, Giovanni Battista Piranesi (1720-1778) made his name with etchings of ancient Rome. His startling, chiaroscuro images imbued the city's archaeological ruins with drama and romance and became favorite souvenirs for the Grand Tourists who traveled Italy in pursuit of classical culture and education. Today, Piranesi is renowned not just for shaping the European imagination of Rome, but also for his elaborate series of fanciful prisons, Carceri, which have influenced generations of creatives since, from the Surrealists to Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Edgar Allan Poe, Jorge Luis Borges, and Franz Kafka. Product details Format Hardback | 788 pages Dimensions 250 x 340 x 45.72mm | 3,795g Publication date 04 Oct 2022 Publisher Taschen GmbH Publication City/Country Cologne, Germany Language English, French, German Edition Multilingual edition Edition Statement Multilingual edition ISBN10 3836587610 ISBN13 9783836587617
