Giovanni Battista Piranesi
An Imaginary Prison
About this artwork
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artist:Giovanni Battista Piranesi (1720 - 1778) Italian
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title:An Imaginary Prison
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date created:Unknown
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materials:Pen, brown ink and wash over black chalk on paper
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measurements:21.70 x 25.20 cm
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object type:
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credit line:Lady Murray of Henderland Gift 1860 as a memorial of her husband, Lord Murray of Henderland
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accession number:D 1858
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Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
The son of a stonemason, Piranesi was born near Mestre on the Venetian mainland. In his early years, he studied architecture, engineering, and stage design. He travelled to Rome in 1740 in the entourage of the Venetian ambassador to the Pope, and immersed himself in the study of the remains of the...