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The Prisons:  A Series of Galleries with Crane-Like Erection of Beams, by Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1748

The Prisons: A Series of Galleries with Crane-Like Erection of Beams

Giovanni Battista Piranesi

1748

From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art

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Overview

The Prisons: A Series of Galleries with Crane-Like Erection of Beams is a 1748 by Giovanni Battista Piranesi, a Baroque work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.

Who painted this?
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
When & what style?
1748 · Baroque
Where can I see it?
Cleveland Museum of Art

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Giovanni Battista Piranesi

Giovanni Battista (or Giambattista) Piranesi (Italian pronunciation: ; also known as simply Piranesi; 4 October 1720 – 9 November 1778) was an Italian classical archaeologist, architect, and artist, famous for his…

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