The Prisons (plate V)
Explore Giovanni Battista Piranesi’s "The Prisons" – a captivating monochrome pen & ink drawing of labyrinthine architecture. Masterful detail & perspective evoke mystery & unease.
Giovanni Battista Piranesi (1720 - 1778)
Giovanni Battista Piranesi (1720-1778): Italian master of etching famed for dramatic Roman architecture, fantastical 'Carceri' prisons & detailed cityscapes. A Neoclassical visionary.