id:			134701
accession number:	1957.218
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1957.218
updated:		2024-06-19 12:50:29.147000

The Prisons:  A Perspective of Roman Arches, with Two Lions Carved in Relief on Stone Slabs in the Foreground, 1745–50. Giovanni Battista Piranesi (Italian, 1720–1778). Etching; The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland in tribute to Mr. and Mrs. Lewis B. Williams 1957.218

title:				The Prisons:  A Perspective of Roman Arches, with Two Lions Carved in Relief on Stone Slabs in the Foreground
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creation date:			1745–50
creation date earliest:		1745
creation date latest:		1750
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creditline:			Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland in tribute to Mr. and Mrs. Lewis B. Williams
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culture:	Italy, 18th century
technique:	etching
department:	Prints
collection:	PR - Etching
type:		Print
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catalogue raisonne: Focillon 28; Hind 5

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* Giovanni Battista Piranesi (Italian, 1720–1778)  - artist

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