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Giovanni Battista Piranesi

Italian painter (1720-1778)
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Giovanni Battista Piranesi
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Summary

Giovanni Battista Piranesi was born on October 4, 1720[1], in Mogliano Veneto[2]. He died on November 9, 1778[3], in Rome[4]. He worked as a painter[5], art historian[6], archaeologist[7], architect[8], and etcher[9]. He ranks in the top 0.68% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10,106 views/month, #6,823 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Place of birth: Venice[11], San Moisè[12]
  • Date of birth: January 1, 1720[13]
  • Date of death: January 1, 1778[14]
  • Place of burial: Rome[15]
  • Child: Francesco Piranesi[16], Laura Piranesi[17], Pietro Piranesi[18]
  • Country of citizenship: Republic of Venice[19], Papal States[20]
  • Occupation: graphic artist[21], engraver[22], visual artist[23], exlibrist[24], writer[25], interior designer[26], draftsperson[27], printmaker[28], ornamental sculptor[29], furniture designer[30], art theorist[31], interior architect[32], ornament designer[33], master builder[34]
  • Educated at: Venice Water Authority[35]
  • Award received: Order of the Golden Spur[36], Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries[37]
  • Member of: Arcadian Academy[38]
  • Sex or gender: male[39]
  • Movement: Neoclassicism[40]
  • Genre: landscape painting[41]
  • Commons category: Giovanni Battista Piranesi[42]
  • Archives at: TIB special collections[43]
  • Family name: Piranesi[44]
  • Given name: Giovanni[45], Battista[46]
  • Commons gallery: Giovanni Battista Piranesi[47]
  • Described at URL: https://artsandculture.google.com/entity/%2Fm%2F015g76[48], https://laricerca.loescher.it/winckelmann-piranesi-e-la-rilettura-del-mondo-antico/[49], https://www.ilgiornaledellarte.com/Mostre/Si-rinnova-il-duello-tra-Piranesi-e-Winckelmann[50], https://lumsa.it/sites/default/files/UTENTI/u226/Neoclassicismo%20storia%20arte%20comparata%202%20a.pdf[51]

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Works and Contributions

Things named for Giovanni Battista Piranesi include International Piranesi Award[52], an award[53], in Slovenia[54] and 11336 Piranesi[55], an asteroid[56].

Why It Matters

Giovanni Battista Piranesi has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[57] He is known by 72 alternative names across languages and contexts.[58]

Works attributed to him include Le Carceri d'Invenzione[59], a series of prints[60], in Italy[61], founded in 1745[62]. Entities named for him include International Piranesi Award[52], an award[53], in Slovenia[54] and 11336 Piranesi[55], an asteroid[56].

FAQs

Where was Giovanni Battista Piranesi born?

Giovanni Battista Piranesi was born in Mogliano Veneto[2].

Where did Giovanni Battista Piranesi die?

Giovanni Battista Piranesi died in Rome[4].

What did Giovanni Battista Piranesi do for work?

Giovanni Battista Piranesi worked as a painter[5], art historian[6], archaeologist[7], architect[8], and etcher[9].

Where did Giovanni Battista Piranesi go to school?

Giovanni Battista Piranesi was educated at Venice Water Authority[35].

What awards did Giovanni Battista Piranesi receive?

Honors received include Order of the Golden Spur[36] and Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries[37].

Related Entities

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References

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  2. [11] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [4] ↑ . Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978). Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [39] ↑ . Arkitekter verksamma i Sverige. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [19] ↑ . Kunstindeks Danmark. Retrieved . smb.museum. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  10. [18] ↑ . Union List of Artist Names. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  12. [5] ↑ . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [6] ↑ . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [7] ↑ . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [8] ↑ . Arkitekter verksamma i Sverige. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [9] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [21] ↑ . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [22] ↑ . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [23] ↑ . museabrugge.be. Retrieved . museabrugge.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [24] ↑ . online catalogue of Huis van het boek. Retrieved . mmm-web.adlibhosting.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [25] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [26] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [27] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [28] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [29] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [30] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [31] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [32] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [33] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [34] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . architectural-review.com. Retrieved . architectural-review.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  36. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [43] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [1] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . geographicus.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  40. [13] ↑ . Arkitekter verksamma i Sverige. Retrieved . museabrugge.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  41. [3] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . geographicus.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  42. [14] ↑ . Arkitekter verksamma i Sverige. Retrieved . museabrugge.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  43. [44] ↑ . artist list of the National Museum of Sweden. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  44. [45] ↑ . Arkitekter verksamma i Sverige. wikidata.org.
  45. [46] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  47. [48] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  48. [49] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  49. [50] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  50. [51] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

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  2. [52] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [55] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [60] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [61] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [62] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [53] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [54] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [56] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [57] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [58] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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