The Prisons
| Title | The Prisons |
|---|---|
| Artist | Giovanni Battista Piranesi (Italian, 1720–1778) |
| Date | 1745–1750 18th century |
| Medium | etching |
| Classification | |
| Origin | Italy, 18th century Italy |
| Holding institution | The Cleveland Museum of Art |
| Credit line | The Prisons, 1745–1750. Giovanni Battista Piranesi (Italian, 1720–1778). Etching. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Dudley P. Allen Fund, 1941.26 |
| Rights | Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose. |
About this artwork
“The Prisons” is a work by Giovanni Battista Piranesi (Italian, 1720–1778), dated 1745–1750. It is executed in etching and classified as print. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).
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Dated to 1745–1750. Explore the wider set of works from the 18th century held in the archive.
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Recorded origin: Italy, 18th century. Browse more public-domain art from Italy.
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Made available through the The Cleveland Museum of Art open-access programme, which explicitly places this work in the public domain.
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