Le Carceri d'Invenzione, plate IX: The Giant Wheel, Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1745

Vertical rectangle. A gigantic circular opening, through which is seen a scaffolding and a bridge. A group of figures stand in the openings; others on steps below. Upper right, calcografia number 357. Object Type: etching print. Genre: capriccio. Date: 1745. Dimensions: height: 55.4 cm (21.8 in); width: 40.8 cm (16 in) (plate mark). Medium: etching print. Collection: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum. Series Title: Le Carceri d'Invenzione (I). Print, Carceri Series, Plate IX, 1745 (CH 18425249)

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

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