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Pier with chains
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Pier with chains

Giovanni Battista Piranesi · 1761 · etching; engraving; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

About this work

View in a monumental space (in literature called a pier) with many stairs, chains and arches. Left a large pillar and a lamp hanging from a pulley in the middle. Numbered bottom right: XVI.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
printprison, jaillightinglamps
Credit linePier met kettingen. 1761. Giovanni Battista Piranesi. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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