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A Prison Door, Surmounted by a Colossal Wheel-Shaped Opening, Crossed by Beams

Giovanni Battista Piranesi (Italian, 1720–1778)

A Prison Door, Surmounted by a Colossal Wheel-Shaped Opening, Crossed by Beams

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Title

A Prison Door, Surmounted by a Colossal Wheel-Shaped Opening, Crossed by Beams

Artist/Maker

Giovanni Battista Piranesi (Italian, 1720–1778)

Date

1761

Medium

Etching

Dimensions

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Credit

Purchase with funds from the Lawrence and Alfred Fox Foundation for the Ralph K. Uhry Collection

Accession #

1984.6

Location

Currently not on view

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