Audience and uses
: He used his needle to "preserve" the crumbling ruins of Rome, imbuing them with a sublime , almost gothic atmosphere. đź“– The TASCHEN Edition piranesi. the complete etchings
Born near Venice, Piranesi was primarily trained as an architect before moving to Rome in 1740. In Rome, he apprenticed as an etcher and established a workshop that became a mandatory stop for travelers on the "Grand Tour," who sought his dramatic prints as souvenirs of the ancient city. Audience and uses : He used his needle