Piranesi

[ pee-rah-ne-zee ]

noun
  1. Giam·bat·tis·ta [jahm-baht-tees-tah] /ˌdʒɑm bɑtˈtis tɑ/ or Gio·van·ni Bat·tis·ta [jaw-vahn-nee baht-tees-tah], /dʒɔˈvɑn ni bɑtˈtis tɑ/, 1720–78, Italian architect and engraver.

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British Dictionary definitions for Piranesi

Piranesi

/ (Italian piraˈneːsi) /


noun
  1. Giambattista (dʒambatˈtista). 1720–78, Italian etcher and architect: etchings include Imaginary Prisons and Views of Rome

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