Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Piazza Navona, Roma, 1773

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Piazza Navona, Roma, 1773Giovanni Battista Piranesi was an Italian artist and printmaker who was known for his etchings of Rome. His etching of Piazza Navona in Rome, created in 1773, is a notable example of his work. In the etching, Piranesi depicts the grand public square of Piazza Navona, which was originally built in the 1st century AD and was later transformed in the Baroque style in the 17th century. The print shows the three famous fountains that adorn the square,

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