Antique Copper Engraving of the Temples at Paestum after Francesco Piranesi Francesco PIRANESI (1758-1810) was the son of Giovanni Battista Piranesi (1720-1778), a famous archeologist, architect, antiquarian, artist and founder of what became an extremely well-known family workshop in Rome. Giovanni Battista Piranesi’s Differents vues de Pesto (1778) is a landmark series of etchings depicting the majestic Doric temples of Paestum. It was the artist's final major work, offering a romantic, sublime vision of the ancient Greek ruins overrun with wild vegetation and animated by figures Frame: 34.5"W x 1.75"D x 28"H Artwork: 25.25"W x 18.75"H