Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Italian, 1720 to 1778, original etching, burin and drypoint on paper, View of the Bridge and Castel Sant Angelo, 1757, from Views of Rome series, the best known work of Piranesi. Titled and inscribed in the plate lower to the center. Framed. Giovanni Battista Piranesi was an Italian archaeologist, architect and graphic artist, master of architectural landscapes, researcher and collector of Roman antiquities, and print publisher. Antique Graphic Art Prints and Collectibles.