GIOVANNI BATTISTA PIRANESI. The Pier with Chains, from Carceri d'invenzione (Imaginary Prisons)

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Author: GIOVANNI BATTISTA PIRANESI (1720-1778)

Title: The Pier with Chains, from Carceri d'invenzione (Imaginary Prisons)

Caption: The Pier with Chains, from Carceri d'invenzione (Imaginary Prisons). Artist: Giovanni Battista Piranesi (Italian, Mogliano Veneto 1720-1778 Rome). Dimensions: Sheet: 19 1/2 x 25 3/16 in. (49.5 x 64 cm) Plate: 16 1/16 x 21 9/16 in. (40.8 x 54.8 cm). Publisher: Giovanni Bouchard (French, ca. 1716-1795). Series/Portfolio: Carceri d'invenzione. Date: ca. 1749-50.

Technique/material: Etching, engraving, sulphur tint or open bite, burnishing; first state of six (Robison)

Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA

Publisher: Giovanni Bouchard (French, ca. 1716-1795)

Credit: Album

Image size: 4157 × 3079 px | 36.6 MB

Print size: 35.2 × 26.1 cm | 1636.6 × 1212.2 in (300 dpi)

Keywords: DRAWINGS AND PRINTS • ENGRAVING • ETCHING • ETCHING, ENGRAVING, SULPHUR TINT OR OPEN BITE, BURNISHING; FIRST STATE OF SIX (ROBISON) • EUROPE • GIOVANNI BATTISTA PIRANESI • GIOVANNI BOUCHARD (FRENCH, CA. 1716-1795) • ITALY • METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART, NEW YORK, USA • PRINTS