Minneapolis Institute of Art
Title plate from Carceri d'Invenzione
Giovanni Battista PiranesiLinkedCulture matchlcp-4ee1b5daa952
- Date
- c. 1761
- Medium
- Etching
- Department
- European Art
- Institution
- Minneapolis Institute of Art
- Object ID
- 52612
From the Minneapolis Institute of Art record
In the title inscription, Piranesi explicitly describes the Prisons as fanciful inventions. Their basic elements—stairs, arches, catwalks, and so on—are present here, but this plate is unusual in offering the viewer no point of entry. In the plates to come, stairs and courtyards will guide us into the image. Italy, Europe
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- Credit line
- The Martha T. Wallace Memorial Fund, 1930
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