The Arch with the Shell Ornament

Minneapolis Institute of Art

The Arch with the Shell Ornament

Giovanni Battista PiranesiLinkedCulture matchlcp-4ee1b5daa952

Date
c. 1761
Medium
Etching
Department
European Art
Institution
Minneapolis Institute of Art
Object ID
52609

If the Prisons recall The Phantom of the Opera, it is due to the sublime wonder that overwhelmed Piranesi as he explored the enormous sewers of ancient Rome and to the wonder that later stage designers experienced when exploring and mining Piranesi’s works. They found inspiration in the emotional content of his architecture, its three-dimensional effect, and its complex lighting arrangements. Italy, Europe

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Credit line
The Martha T. Wallace Memorial Fund, 1930

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