Giovanni Battista Piranesi

Plate 11: The Arch with a Shell Ornament

Maker

Giovanni Battista Piranesi (Italian, 1720-1778), designer

Title

Plate 11: The Arch with a Shell Ornament
, from Invenzioni Capric di Carceri... (Imaginary Prisons)

Year

ca. 1745-1750

Medium

etching

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

etching

Materials

etching

Supports

Medium weight cream laid paper

Dimensions

40.6 x 54.3 cm (16 x 21 3/8 inches) (plate)

Identification

State

i/vii

Standard Reference Number

Wilton-Ely 1994, no. 36

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Jesse Metcalf Fund

Object Number

47.154.11

Type

Prints

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Tombstone

Giovanni Battista Piranesi (Italian, 1720-1778), designer

Plate 11: The Arch with a Shell Ornament; , from Invenzioni Capric di Carceri... (Imaginary Prisons), ca. 1745-1750

Etching

40.6 x 54.3 cm (16 x 21 3/8 inches) (plate)

Jesse Metcalf Fund 47.154.11

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