Carceri d'Invenzione
Print
1761 (first published), 1800-1807 (produced)
1761 (first published), 1800-1807 (produced)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Plate from 'Carceri d'Invenzione', Piranesi's series of imaginary prisons.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Carceri d'Invenzione (series title) |
| Materials and techniques | etching |
| Brief description | Plate 12 from 'Carceri d'Invenzione', etching by Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Italy, published 1761 |
| Physical description | Plate from 'Carceri d'Invenzione', Piranesi's series of imaginary prisons. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | CARCERI INVENZIONE G. BATTISTA PIRANESI ARCHIT. VENE. |
| Object history | Bound in volume 8 of the 27 volume 'first Paris edition' of the works of Giovanni Battista Piranesi, published by his sons Francesco and Pietro Piranesi in 1800-1807. |
| Production | Piranesi originally published the 'Carceri' in 1750. For this second edition in 1761 he increased the number of plates from 14 to 16, and reworked and numbered the etchings. |
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| Bibliographic reference | Departmental notes |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.4363-1908 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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