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The Sawhorse from the Carceri d'invenzione (Imaginary Prisons)
The Sawhorse from the Carceri d'invenzione (Imaginary Prisons)

The Sawhorse from the Carceri d'invenzione (Imaginary Prisons)

Creator Giovanni Battista Piranesi (Italian, 1720 - 1778)
Datec. 1761
Mediumetching on paper
DimensionsPlate Mark: 41.4 × 55.7 cm (16 5/16 × 21 15/16 in.)
Overall (sheet): 52.4 x 68.2 cm (20 5/8 x 26 7/8 in.)
Credit LinePurchase, 1927
Category
Object number1151
Copyright
© Art Gallery of Ontario
LocationNot currently on display

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Title Plate from the Carceri d'invenzione (Imaginary Prisons)
Title Plate from the Carceri d'invenzione (Imaginary Prisons)
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
1761
Print
An Architectural Medley, with a Man on the Rack in the Foreground from the Carceri d'invenzione (Imaginary Prisons)
An Architectural Medley, with a Man on the Rack in the Foreground from the Carceri d'invenzione (Imaginary Prisons)
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
1761
Print
The Staircase with Trophies from the Carceri d'invenzione (Imaginary Prisons)
The Staircase with Trophies from the Carceri d'invenzione (Imaginary Prisons)
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
unknown
Print
The Well from the Carceri d'invenzione (Imaginary Prisons)
The Well from the Carceri d'invenzione (Imaginary Prisons)
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
unknown
Print
The Round Tower from the Carceri d'invenzione (Imaginary Prisons)
The Round Tower from the Carceri d'invenzione (Imaginary Prisons)
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
unknown
Print
Image Not Available for Carceri d'Invenzione (Imaginary Prisons)
Carceri d'Invenzione (Imaginary Prisons)
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
1761
Portfolio
A Prison Door, Surmounted by a Colossal Wheel-Shaped Opening, Crossed by Beams
A Prison Door, Surmounted by a Colossal Wheel-Shaped Opening, Crossed by Beams
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
1761
Print
Marble vase with pedestal from Hadrian's Villa, Tivoli from Vasia, candelabri, cippi, sarcofagi, tripodi, lucerne, ed ornamenti antichi... (Vases, candelabra, grave stones, sarcophagi, tripods, lamps, and ancient ornaments)
Marble vase with pedestal from Hadrian's Villa, Tivoli from Vasia, candelabri, cippi, sarcofagi, tripodi, lucerne, ed ornamenti antichi... (Vases, candelabra, grave stones, sarcophagi, tripods, lamps, and ancient ornaments)
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
1778
Print
Marble vase with a frieze of fauns, excavated by Gavin Hamilton from the Pantanello, placed on a cinerary urn from Vasi, candelabri, cippi, sarcofagi, tripodi, lucerne, ed ornamenti anitchi... (Vases, canelabra, grave stones, sarcophagi, tripods, lmaps, and ancient ornaments...
Marble vase with a frieze of fauns, excavated by Gavin Hamilton from the Pantanello, placed on a cinerary urn from Vasi, candelabri, cippi, sarcofagi, tripodi, lucerne, ed ornamenti anitchi... (Vases, canelabra, grave stones, sarcophagi, tripods, lmaps, and ancient ornaments...
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
1778
Print
Bridge of Hadrian, today called Ponte S. Angelo [Bridge of St. Angelo], from the Castel S. Angelo towards the Strada di Banchi...from the Le Antichità Romane, vol. IV (The Roman Antiquities, vol. IV)
Bridge of Hadrian, today called Ponte S. Angelo [Bridge of St. Angelo], from the Castel S. Angelo towards the Strada di Banchi...from the Le Antichità Romane, vol. IV (The Roman Antiquities, vol. IV)
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
unknown
Print
Interior view of the ancient temple of Bacchus, now the church of S. Urbano, two miles from Rome...from the Vedute di Roma (Views of Rome)
Interior view of the ancient temple of Bacchus, now the church of S. Urbano, two miles from Rome...from the Vedute di Roma (Views of Rome)
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
1767
Print
View of the temple of Bacchus, now the church of S. Urbano, two miles distant from Rome, beyond the Porta S. Sebastiano...from the Vedute di Roma (Views of Rome)
View of the temple of Bacchus, now the church of S. Urbano, two miles distant from Rome, beyond the Porta S. Sebastiano...from the Vedute di Roma (Views of Rome)
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
1758
Print
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