The Prisons
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The Prisons

TitleThe Prisons
ArtistGiovanni Battista Piranesi (Italian, 1720–1778)
Date1745–1750 18th century
Mediumetching
ClassificationPrint
OriginItaly, 18th century Italy
Holding institutionThe Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit lineThe Prisons, 1745–1750. Giovanni Battista Piranesi (Italian, 1720–1778). Etching. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Dudley P. Allen Fund, 1941.26
RightsPublic domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose.

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“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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