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Giovanni Battista Piranesi
The Pier with a Lamp1761

Not on view
Etching of a vast, shadowy vaulted interior with massive arches, staircases, and a stone pedestal decorated with grotesque relief masks and ring handles
Artist or Maker
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Title
The Pier with a Lamp
Place Made
Italy
Date Made
1761
Medium
Etching
Dimensions
16 1/4 x 21 7/8 in. (41.27 x 55.56 cm); Sheet: 20 3/4 x 30 3/8 in. (52.7 x 77.15 cm)
Credit Line
William Randolph Hearst Collection
Accession Number
46.27.15
Classification
Prints
Collecting Area
Prints and Drawings