Title:
Dark prison with a courtyard for the punishment of criminals..., plate 2 from "Prima Parte di Architettura, e Prospettive" (Part one of Architecture and Perspectives)
Series/Portfolio:
Prima Parte di Architettura, e Prospettive inventate, ed incise da Giambatista Piranesi Architetto Veneziano fra gli Arcadi Salcindio Tiseio
Artist:
Giovanni Battista Piranesi (Italian, Mogliano Veneto 1720–1778 Rome)
Date:
printed 1800–09
Medium:
Etching; fifth state of six (Robison)
Dimensions:
Sheet: 21 5/8 x 15 3/4 in. (55 x 40 cm)
Plate: 15 3/16 x 9 1/4 in. (38.5 x 23.5 cm)
Classification:
Prints
Credit Line:
Rogers Fund, transferred from the Library
Object Number:
41.71.1.8(3)