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The Prisons: Round Arches Springing from a Square Column

Giovanni Battista Piranesi

Cleveland Museum of Art

Dark image with shades of gray. A square column base with ring-shaped carvings. Two sets of round arches springing from the column. A light source from the right casts deep shadows. Walls and vaulted ceilings visible in the background.

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900 × 694 px
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