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Giovanni Battista Piranesi
The Lion Bas-Reliefs1761

Not on view
Etching of a vast stone dungeon interior with massive arches, chains, scaffolding, staircases, and small human figures, with two stone lions in the foreground
Artist or Maker
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Italy, Mogliano, 1720-1778
Title
The Lion Bas-Reliefs
Place Made
Italy
Date Made
1761
Medium
Etching
Dimensions
Sheet (Sheet): 30 13/16 x 20 7/8 in. (78.2638 x 53.0225 cm) Plate (Plate): 22 5/16 x 16 3/8 in. (56.6738 x 41.5925 cm) Mat: 32 × 26 in. (81.28 × 66.04 cm) Frame: 34 × 28 in. (86.36 × 71.12 cm)
Credit Line
William Randolph Hearst Collection
Accession Number
46.27.5
Classification
Prints
Collecting Area
Prints and Drawings