The Well
The Well
from Carceri (The Prisons)
1861
etching
sheet: 21 1/2 x 31 in. (54.61 x 78.74 cm)
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
(Mogliano Veneto, Italy, 1720 - 1778, Rome, Italy)
CULTURE OR GROUP:
Italian
OBJECT NAME:
etchings (prints)
MARKS:
signed on plate, b.r.: "Piranesi F."; number, t.r. of plate: "XIII"
CREDIT LINE:
Gift of Max Abromowitz
OBJECT NUMBER:
1973-1-1.3.m
IMAGE USE:
Open Access Image
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NOT CURRENTLY ON VIEW
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DIMENSIONS
- sheet, sheet: 21 1/2 x 31 in. (54.61 x 78.74 cm)
- primary object, platemark: 16 x 21 3/4 in. (40.64 x 55.25 cm)
RELATED SIBLING RECORD(S)
Title Plate
1973-1-1.3.a
The Man on the Rack
1973-1-1.3.b
The Round Tower
1973-1-1.3.c
The Grand Piazza
1973-1-1.3.d
The Lion Bas-Reliefs
1973-1-1.3.e
The Smoking Fire
1973-1-1.3.f
The Drawbridge
1973-1-1.3.g
The Staircase with Trophies
1973-1-1.3.h
The Giant Wheel
1973-1-1.3.i
Prisoners on a Projecting Platform
1973-1-1.3.j
The Arch with a Shell Ornament
1973-1-1.3.k
The Sawhorse
1973-1-1.3.l
The Gothic Arch
1973-1-1.3.n
The Pier with a Lamp
1973-1-1.3.o
The Pier with Chains
1973-1-1.3.p
PORTFOLIO LIST
This object is a member of the following portfolios: