Image

RISDM 2018-114-3.tif

Giovanni Battista Piranesi

The Man on the Rack

Description

Maker

Giovanni Battista Piranesi (Italian, 1720-1778)

Title

The Man on the Rack
from The Carceri

Year

ca. 1761

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Dimensions

Image: 55 x 41.5 cm (21 5/8 x 16 5/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Presso l’autore a Strada Felice vicino alla Trinita de Monti Fogli Sedici, al prezzodi paoli venti

Identification

State

v/vi

Standard Reference Number

Robison 1986, no. 42.v

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Ruth Fine and Larry Day

Object Number

2018.114.3

Type

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Tombstone

Giovanni Battista Piranesi (Italian, 1720-1778)
The Man on the Rack; from The Carceri, ca. 1761
Etching
Image: 55 x 41.5 cm (21 5/8 x 16 5/16 inches)
Gift of Ruth Fine and Larry Day 2018.114.3

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