His only completed building was Santa Maria del Priorato, but producing "Vedutas" in Vasi's studio earned him enough time to complete "On the Magnificence of Roman Architecture" which argued for the superiority of ruins.
Experience with stage design allowed him to abandon the idea of a central viewpoint and work with multiple axes. His only completed building was Santa Maria del Priorato, but producing "Vedutas" in Vasi's studio earned him enough time to complete "On the Magnificence of Roman Architecture" which argued for the superiority of ruins. While Walter Scott purchased a complete set of his "Roman Antiquities," it was De Quincey's Confessions that best articulated the terror and mystery of his most famous etchings: a series of fantastic, immeasurable dungeons. FTP identify this 18th century etcher best known for his Prison Caprices.
Experience with stage design allowed him to abandon the idea of a central viewpoint and work with multiple axes.
Giovanni Batista Piranesi