Artwork

The Giant Wheel

The Giant Wheel, by Giovanni Battista Piranesi, ink, 1754
The Giant Wheel, by Giovanni Battista Piranesi, ink, 1754

The Giant Wheel is an ink print by the Romanticist artist Giovanni Battista Piranesi. It dates from 1754 and is held in the collection of the National Gallery of Art.

Artist & collection

Portrait of Giovanni Battista Piranesi

Artist

Giovanni Battista Piranesi

Giovanni Battista (or Giambattista) Piranesi (Italian pronunciation: ; also known as simply Piranesi; 4 October 1720 – 9 November 1778) was an Italian classical archaeologist, architect, and artist, famous for his…

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