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The Prisons: A Lofty Arch with a Frieze by Giovanni Battista Piranesi — VisualArtsDB

The Prisons: A Lofty Arch with a Frieze

The Prisons: A Lofty Arch with a Frieze

Giovanni Battista Piranesi

1745–1750

Medium: etching
Genre: Print
Museum: Cleveland Museum of Art

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View of the exterior of St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican, from Views of Rome

View of the exterior of St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican, from Views of Rome

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1750

View of the Grand Cascade at Tivoli, from Views of Rome

View of the Grand Cascade at Tivoli, from Views of Rome

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1765

The Campus Martius of Ancient Rome, the Work of G.B. Piranesi, Fellow of the Royal Society of Antiquaries, London

The Campus Martius of Ancient Rome, the Work of G.B. Piranesi, Fellow of the Royal Society of Antiquaries, London

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1762

Grottesco with the Tomb of Nero

Grottesco with the Tomb of Nero

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1747

Transription of Ancient Latin Inscriptions and Index, from Some Views of Triumphal Arches and other monuments

Transription of Ancient Latin Inscriptions and Index, from Some Views of Triumphal Arches and other monuments

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1748

Views of Rome: Forum of Nerva

Views of Rome: Forum of Nerva

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1740

Cut-away view of the interior of the Basilica of S. Paolo fuori delle Mura [St. Paul outside the Walls], from Views of Rome

Cut-away view of the interior of the Basilica of S. Paolo fuori delle Mura [St. Paul outside the Walls], from Views of Rome

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1749

Another view of the Temple of the Sibyl in Tivoli, from Views of Rome

Another view of the Temple of the Sibyl in Tivoli, from Views of Rome

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1761

Text Plate

Text Plate

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1748

Interior view of the remains of one of the pronaoi of the Temple of Neptune which faces inland, from Different views of Paestum

Interior view of the remains of one of the pronaoi of the Temple of Neptune which faces inland, from Different views of Paestum

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1778

Foro di Augusto

Foro di Augusto

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1743

The Lion Bas-Reliefs

The Lion Bas-Reliefs

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1761