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Prison Scene by Francesco Piranesi

Prison Scene

Francesco Piranesi · 1770

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Artist
Francesco Piranesi
Date
1770
Medium
Etching
Location
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Dimensions
Image: 15 1/4 × 21 15/16 in. (38.7 × 55.7 cm)
Collection
Drawings and Prints
Credit line
Rogers Fund, 1962
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