Giovanni Battista Falda

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Giovanni Battista Falda (c. 16401678) was an Italian architect and engraver. He is mainly known for his engravings of contemporary and antique structures in Rome.

He lived mainly in Rome, where he started to work with the publisher Giovanni Giacomo de Rossi. He engraved for Le fontane di Roma (Fountains in Rome) and for Palazzi di Roma (Palaces of Rome). The latter was published in 1655 in collaboration with Pietro Ferrerio.

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