Bowdoin College Museum of Art | - Prison with a Gothic Arch, from Carceri

Preview image of work. etching, engraving, bitten tone, & burnishing on off-white antique laid paper, Prison with a Gothic Arch, from Carceri 21813

2011.69.308

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Prison with a Gothic Arch, from Carceri

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Artist

Giovanni Battista Piranesi (Mozano di Mestre, Italy, 1720 - 1778, Rome, Italy)

Title

Prison with a Gothic Arch, from Carceri

Creation Date

1749-1761

Century

mid-18th century

Dimensions

16 5/16 in. x 21 1/2 in. (41.4 cm x 54.6 cm)

Object Type

Creation Place

Europe, Italy

Medium and Support

etching, engraving, bitten tone, & burnishing on off-white antique laid paper

Credit Line

Bequest of David P. Becker, Class of 1970

Copyright

Public Domain

Accession Number

2011.69.308