Terms and conditions of use
The round tower
(mid 1760s-early 1770s)
plate III from the Carceri d'Invenzioni (Imaginary prisons) series (1761- late 1770s), 2nd edition published by G. B. Piranesi, Rome
Medium
etching, engraving, sulphur tint or open bite and burnishing
Measurements
54.8 × 41.5 cm (plate) 80.9 × 56.0 cm (sheet)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 1921
Gallery location
Not on display
Artwork Details
Catalogue/s Raisonné
Robison 30 iv/vi
Edition
3rd issue
Inscription
inscribed in plate l.l.: Piranesi F.
Accession Number
1150.3-3
Departments
International Prints / International Prints and Drawings
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of the Joe White Bequest
Subjects (general)
Architecture Law, Civics and Protest
Subjects (specific)
arches grilles (barrier elements) imaginary views imprisonment prisons (buildings) stairs stonework towers (building divisions)