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The Prisons: A Wide Hall with Lanterns

Giovanni Battista Piranesi

Cleveland Museum of Art

The image depicts a large, dimly lit room with a high ceiling. The room has a wide hallway with stone steps leading up to a platform. Lanterns hang from the ceiling. The walls are made of stone and have several windows, one with a grid pattern. Two people are standing on the steps. The room has a vaulted ceiling with arches and exposed beams. The image is rendered in shades of gray.

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900 × 681 px
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