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What category are the prisons of Piranesi considered to fall under?
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The category the prisons of Piranesi are considered to fall under depends on whether you're referring to the genre or medium. In terms of genre, the Imaginary Prisons series depicted by Giovanni Battista Piranesi are examples of capriccio or architectural fantasies. You can also refer to them as etchings, which is how the 16 pieces were printed. Shop a selection of Giovanni Battista Piranesi art on 1stDibs.
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Copper Plate Engravings by Giovanni Battista Piranesi
By Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Located in San Francisco, CA
Set of etchings of views of a Greek ceremonial klismos chair.
In his fifties, G.B. Piranesi was interested in archaeology and studied in Southern Ita...
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Antique 1770s Italian Neoclassical Drawings
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Early Giovanni Battista Piranesi Castel Sant'Angelo Veduti Di Roma Wall Decor
By Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Early Giovanni Battista Piranesi Castel Sant'Angelo Veduti Di Roma Wall Décor . Large 18th Century Etching / Engraving Of The Views Of Rome An Early Print View...
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Antique 18th Century Italian Prints
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Wood, Paper
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Neoclassical Etching of Roman Candelabra by Giovanni Battista Piranesi
By Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Located in Stamford, CT
Neoclassical Etching of three ancient Roman candelabra by Giovanni Battista Piranesi (1720-1778) originally published in 1778 as Vasi, candelabri...
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Antique Late 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Prints
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Paper
Early Giovanni Battista Piranesi Castel Sant'Angelo Veduti Di Roma Wall Decor
By Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Early Giovanni Battista Piranesi Castel Sant'Angelo Veduti Di Roma Wall Decor . Large 18th Century Etching / Engraving Of The Ruins Of Rome An Early Print Of Castle Saint Angelo By G...
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Antique 18th Century Italian Prints
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Neoclassical Etching of a Roman Candelabrum by Giovanni Battista Piranesi
By Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Located in Stamford, CT
Neoclassical Etching of three ancient Roman urn on pedestal, two oil lamps and a vase by Giovanni Battista Piranesi (1720-1778) originally publis...
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Antique Late 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Prints
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Paper
Veduta dell' famous Basilica Vaticana... PIRANESI, circa 1775
By Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Located in Madrid, ES
Veduta dell' famous Basilica Vaticana coll' wide Portico, and adjacent Piazza. Recorded. PIRANESI, Giovanni Battista. Rome, Italy, circa 1775.
It has faults.
Titled on a plate, th...
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Antique 18th Century European Neoclassical Prints
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