The Round Tower
- Medium
- Etching
- Dimensions
- 21 1/2 x 16 3/8 in. (54.61 x 41.59 cm) (plate) 25 1/8 x 19 1/2 in. (63.82 x 49.53 cm) (sheet)
- Genre
Tags
Italy
About
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.
