The Man on the Rack, Plate II from the series Carceri d'Invenzione (Imaginary Prisons)
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- Title
The Man on the Rack, Plate II from the series Carceri d'Invenzione (Imaginary Prisons)
- Related Titles
series (original language): Carceri d'Invenzione
series (translated): Imaginary Prisons
translated: The Man on the Rack
- Artist
- Date
1761
- Medium
etching and engraving on paper
- Edition
2nd edition; 4th issue, through early printings of 5th edition, mid 1770s-ca. 1835
- Catalogue Raisonné
Hind 2 i/ii; Robison cat. 43 v/vi; Wilton 51.27
- Dimensions (H x W x D)
plate: 22 1/4 in x 16 1/2 in; sheet: 29 3/4 in x 21 7/16 in
- Inscriptions & Markings
watermark: Circle enclosing indecipherable image
inscription: Presso l'autore a Strada Felice Vivino alla Trivita de Monti Fogli Sedici, al prezzo di paoli venti, inscribed in the plate, below the image, left center
signature: Piranesi F., signed in the plate, below the image, lower right
- Collection Area
Graphic Arts
- Category
Prints
- Object Type
intaglio print
- Culture
Italian
- Credit Line
Gift of an Anonymous Donor
- Accession Number
2005.36.2
- Copyright
public domain
- Terms
- Exhibitions
2005 Speaking Ruins: Piranesi and the Legacy of Ancient Rome Portland Art Museum
