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The Round Tower, plate 3 from the second edition of Carceri d'invenzione (Imaginary Prisons)

Giovanni Battista Piranesi

Art Institute of Chicago

Artwork Details

Date
1750, reworked 1761
Medium
Etching, engraving, sulphur tint, and burnishing in black on ivory laid paper
Culture
Italy
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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