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The Prisons: A Vast Interior with Trophies by Giovanni Battista Piranesi — VisualArtsDB

The Prisons: A Vast Interior with Trophies

The Prisons: A Vast Interior with Trophies

Giovanni Battista Piranesi

1745–1750

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

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Italy, 18th century

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Interior view of the ancient Temple of Bacchus, now the church of S. Urbano, two miles from Rome, from Views of Rome

Interior view of the ancient Temple of Bacchus, now the church of S. Urbano, two miles from Rome, from Views of Rome

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1767

Title Plate

Title Plate

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1749

Ancient temple commonly called the Temple of Health on the Via d'Albano five miles outside Rome, from Views of Rome

Ancient temple commonly called the Temple of Health on the Via d'Albano five miles outside Rome, from Views of Rome

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1763

The Gothic Arch, plate 14 from Imaginary Prisons

The Gothic Arch, plate 14 from Imaginary Prisons

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1750

The Staircase with Trophies

The Staircase with Trophies

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1750

View of the Façade of the Basilica of S. Croce in Gerusalemme [the Holy Cross in Jerusalem], from Views of Rome

View of the Façade of the Basilica of S. Croce in Gerusalemme [the Holy Cross in Jerusalem], from Views of Rome

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1750

Foro di Augusto

Foro di Augusto

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1743

View of the Temple of the Sibyl at Tivoli, from Views of Rome

View of the Temple of the Sibyl at Tivoli, from Views of Rome

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Ancient temple commonly called the Temple of Health on the Via d'Albano five miles outside Rome, from Views of Rome

Ancient temple commonly called the Temple of Health on the Via d'Albano five miles outside Rome, from Views of Rome

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The Grand Piazza, plate 4 from Imaginary Prisons

The Grand Piazza, plate 4 from Imaginary Prisons

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1750

Arch of Trajan in Ancona, plate 28 from Some Views of Triumphal Arches and other monuments

Arch of Trajan in Ancona, plate 28 from Some Views of Triumphal Arches and other monuments

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A. View of the Tomb of Licinianus Piso on the ancient Appian Way... B. Tomb of the Cornelii..., from Views of Rome

A. View of the Tomb of Licinianus Piso on the ancient Appian Way... B. Tomb of the Cornelii..., from Views of Rome

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