Minneapolis Institute of Art
Prisoners on a Projecting Platform
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
- Date
- c. 1761
- Medium
- Etching
- Department
- European Art
- Institution
- Minneapolis Institute of Art
This demonic scene combines the horror of prisoners suffering in brutal surroundings with a symphony of rhythms consisting of curves and angles, darkness and light. Italy, Europe
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