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Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Interior of a Prisoncirca 1743

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Etching of a vast imagined stone prison interior with towering arches, hanging lanterns, diagonal ropes, and tiny figures dwarfed by the architecture, with dense cross-hatched lines
Artist or Maker
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Title
Interior of a Prison
Place Made
Italy
Date Made
circa 1743
Medium
Etching with engraving and drypoint
Dimensions
Sheet: 18 × 13 1/2 in. (45.72 × 34.29 cm) Image: 14 1/4 × 9 1/4 in. (36.2 × 23.5 cm)
Credit Line
Purchased with funds provided by Patricia and Michael Forman
Accession Number
AC1995.54.1.3
Classification
Prints
Collecting Area
Prints and Drawings