Piranesi

[ pee-rah-ne-zee ]

noun

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

Piranesi

/ piraˈneːsi /

noun

1. PiranesiGiambattista17201778MItalianARTS AND CRAFTS: etcherARCHITECTURE: architect Giambattista (dʒambatˈtista). 1720–78, Italian etcher and architect: etchings include Imaginary Prisons and Views of Rome

Example Sentences

Realized in a mix of etching, drypoint, charcoal, charcoal pencil, and pen and ink on paper, the drawings — recalling the work of Piranesi and showing otherworldly landscapes and architectures — serve as both tributes to the past and invocations of a more just future.

From New York Times

Last year’s winner was Susanna Clarke for her literary fantasy “Piranesi.”

From Seattle Times

Last year’s winner was Susanna Clarke’s literary fantasy “Piranesi.”

From Seattle Times

I didn’t exactly recommend this book, because her book group chose it, but I provided encouragement when my daughter worried aloud that Susanna Clarke’s “Piranesi” might turn out to be more my kind of book than hers.

From New York Times

In this way, it reminded me of Susanna Clarke’s ingenious “Piranesi” — the only other recent novel that was as much a work of philosophy as it was a mystery.

From New York Times