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The Prisons: Title Page -- Interior of a Prison

1745–1750

Giovanni Battista Piranesi

(Italian, 1720–1778)
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Culture
Italy, 18th century
Medium
etching
Credit Line
Dudley P. Allen Fund 1941.26.1
Catalogue raisonné
Focillon 24; Hind 1
State
H. II/IV
Public Domain
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Location
Not on view
Print
A vertically oriented black-and-white etching crops around a cavernous architectural interior dominated by a massive stone tablet with Italian text. Atop the block, a muscular figure reclines amidst heavy chains. A wooden beam projects from the left side. To the right, stone staircases and galleries recede through monumental arches into shadow. Densely etched lines create dramatic highlights across step-like stone structures, while iron rings hang from the wooden ceiling above.

The Prisons: Title Page -- Interior of a Prison

1745–1750

Giovanni Battista Piranesi

(Italian, 1720–1778)
Italy, 18th century

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