Image
Description
Maker
- Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1720-1778, Italian
Title
Plate 13: The Well
Year
1749 - 1750
Medium
Etching
Materials/Techniques
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Materials
Supports
Dimensions
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Plate: 40.6 x 54.8 cm (16 x 21 9/16 inches)
Signature / Inscription / Marks
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Lettered LR: "Piranesi f."
Identification
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State
i/v Type
Credit
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Jesse Metcalf Fund
Object Number
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47.154.13
About
A grilled window rises from a wide staircase, with heavy chains to the right. From a series of 14 plates.
Lettered LR: "Piranesi f."
i/v
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Exhibition History
Exhibition History
Use
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