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Giovanni Battista Piranesi’s series of labyrinthine prison interiors, the Carceri, has been fascinating and disturbing viewers for more than 250 years. These outstanding, large-format etchings of imaginary architectures extend the boundaries of the viewing experience and continue to have relevance to audiences in the 21st century as an expression of existential fear.
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Giovanni Battista Piranesi (1720–1778)
Die Zugbrücke, um 1835 (Erstdruck 1761)
Radierung, 553 x 412 mm (Platte), 835 x 580 mm (Blatt)
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