Le Carceri d'Invenzione, plate III: The Round Tower, Giovanni Battista Piranesi, circa 1749–50

Prints. Object Type: etching print. Genre: capriccio. Date: circa 1749–50. Place of creation: Italy. Dimensions: Sheet: height: 63 cm (24.8 in); width: 49.5 cm (19.4 in); Plate: height: 54.5 cm (21.4 in); width: 41.5 cm (16.3 in). Medium: engraving, etching, pen. Collection: Metropolitan Museum of Art. Series Title: Le Carceri d'Invenzione (I). The Round Tower, from 'Carceri d'invenzione' (Imaginary Prisons) MET dp37.45.27.R

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Author: Giovanni Battista Piranesi (1720–1778)Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/

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