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Giovanni Battista Piranesi

Dark prison with a courtyard for the punishment of criminals... (Carcere oscura con Antenna pel suplizio dè malfatori...), from "Prima Parte di Architettura, e Prospettive"

ca. 1750
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36.5 × 23.7 cm (14.4 × 9.3 in)

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