Giovanni di Carpegna Falconieri was born in Rome in 1966. He began painting as a child when, in the town of Carpegna, he watched painters portraying the surrounding countryside from life. From these encounters was born his passion for painting en plein air which he still practices today. He loves experimenting with various techniques, ranging from painting, to sculpture, to photography, to illustration. Since 1997 he has practiced etching and chalcographic printing. He founded the Associazione Artisti della Carpegna, which has organized exhibitions since 1998 in the Palazzo dei Principi in Carpegna. In 2003 the National Committee Pio II entrusted him with the task of making an engraving dedicated to Pope Piccolomini.
The artist was recently commissioned to create a large oil on canvas for the Chapel of Sant'Andrea a Ponte Milvio in Rome, governed by the SS. Confraternita della Trinità dei Pellegrini. The Chapel, built by order of Pius II Piccolomini in 1462 for the arrival of the head of Saint Andrew, houses, in the small adjoining cemetery, a valuable statue of the apostle by Paolo Romano. The work will illustrate the solemn procession that welcomed the relic to Rome. In September 2005 Carpegna took part in the exhibition of engravings, curated by Arianna Antoniutti, La Librerìa Piccolomini attraverso le incisioni. A contemporary rereading of the stories of Pius II, organized by the Pius II Committee at the Monumental Complex of San Salvatore in Lauro in Rome.