Piranesi. The Complete Etchings av Luigi Ficacci

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<p>The most famous 18th-century copper engraver, <strong>Giovanni Battista Piranesi </strong>(1720¿1778) made his name with etchings of ancient Rome. His <strong>startling, chiaroscuro images</strong> imbued the city¿s <strong>archaeological ruins with drama and romance</strong> and became favorite souvenirs for the Grand Tourists who traveled Italy in pursuit of classical culture and education.<br/><br/>Today, Piranesi is renowned not just <strong>for shaping the European imagination of Rome</strong>, but also for his elaborate series of fanciful prisons, <strong><em>Carceri</em></strong>, which have influenced generations of creatives since, from the Surrealists to <strong>Samuel Taylor Coleridge</strong>, <strong>Edgar Allan Poe</strong>, <strong>Jorge Luis Borges</strong>, and <strong>Franz Kafka</strong>.<br/><br/>Loosely based on contemporary stage sets rather than the actual dingy dungeons of Piranesi¿s day, these intricate images defy architectural reality to play instead w