The Gothic arch
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Italy
1720 – 1778
The Gothic arch
plate 14 from the series Carceri dinvenzioni (Imaginary prisons)
c 1749-50; and 1761
etching, engraving, sulphur tint or open bite, burnishing on paper
Italy
1720 – 1778
The Gothic arch
plate 14 from the series Carceri dinvenzioni (Imaginary prisons)
c 1749-50; and 1761
etching, engraving, sulphur tint or open bite, burnishing on paper
- Place made
- Rome
- Medium
- etching, engraving, sulphur tint or open bite, burnishing on paper
- Dimensions
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41.6 x 55.0 cm (plate)
52.7 x 71.0 cm (sheet) - Credit line
- Morgan Thomas Bequest Fund 1961
- Accession number
- 612G14
- Signature and date
- Signed in plate l.l., "Piranesi F.". Not dated.
- Media category
- Collection area
- European prints
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The arch with a shell ornament
c 1749-50; and 1761etching, engraving, scratching, sulphur tint or open bite, drypoint on paperAccession no: 612G11 -
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The drawbridge
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The giant wheel
c 1749-50; and 1761etching, engraving on paperAccession no: 612G9 -
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The Gothic arch
c 1749-50; and 1761etching, engraving, sulphur tint or open bite, burnishing on paperAccession no: 612G14 -
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The grand piazza
c 1749-50; and 1761etching, engraving, sulphur tint or open bite on paperAccession no: 612G4 -
Giovanni Battista Piranesi 1720 – 1778
The lion bas-reliefs
c 1749-50; and 1761etching, engraving on paperAccession no: 612G5 -
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The man on the rack
1761etching, engraving on paperAccession no: 612G2 -
Giovanni Battista Piranesi 1720 – 1778
The pier with a lamp
c 1749-50; and 1761etching, engraving, sulphur tint or open bite, burnishing on paperAccession no: 612G15 -
Giovanni Battista Piranesi 1720 – 1778
The pier with chains
c 1749-50; and 1761etching, engraving, sulphur tint or open bite, burnishing on paperAccession no: 612G16 -
Giovanni Battista Piranesi 1720 – 1778
The round tower
c 1749-50; and 1761etching, engraving, sulphur tint or open bite on paperAccession no: 612G3 -
Giovanni Battista Piranesi 1720 – 1778
The sawhorse
c 1749-50; and 1761etching, engraving, sulphur tint or open bite, scratching on paperAccession no: 612G12 -
Giovanni Battista Piranesi 1720 – 1778
The smoking fire
c 1749-50; and 1761etching, engraving, sulphur tint or open bite on paperAccession no: 612G6 -
Giovanni Battista Piranesi 1720 – 1778
The well
c 1749-50; and 1761etching, engraving, scratching, burnishing, lavis on paperAccession no: 612G13 -
Giovanni Battista Piranesi 1720 – 1778
Title plate
c 1749-50; and 1761etching, engraving, sulphur tint or open bite on paperAccession no: 612G1