The Round Tower

Minneapolis Institute of Art

The Round Tower

Giovanni Battista PiranesiLinkedCulture matchlcp-4ee1b5daa952

Date
c. 1761
Medium
Etching
Department
European Art
Institution
Minneapolis Institute of Art
Object ID
52615

Like dreams, Piranesi’s Prisons combine seemingly concrete elements with others more mysterious. Stairways and balconies lead to unknown destinations. Piranesi invites the viewer to wander, in the mind’s eye, that is, with the anonymous inhabitants of his dungeons. Italy, Europe

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Credit line
The Martha T. Wallace Memorial Fund, 1930

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