Minneapolis Institute of Art
The Pier with the Lamp
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
- Date
- c. 1761
- Medium
- Etching
- Department
- European Art
- Institution
- Minneapolis Institute of Art
The 1700s taste for the sublime—the sensation of power beyond comprehension—created an audience for dark and mysterious pictures. In our own time, it is this pleasure in terror that fuels the popularity of horror films. Italy, Europe
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