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Imaginary Prisons

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The pages below are Piranesi’s Imaginary Prisons, which come from the eighth volume of his Opere. 

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Contents of this path:

  1. Introduction to Imaginary Prisons
  2. Title Page, Carceri d'Invenzione
  3. The Man on the Rack
  4. The Round Tower
  5. The Grand Piazza [needs to be rotated in IA]
  6. The Lion Bas-Reliefs
  7. The Smoking Fire
  8. The Drawbridge
  9. The Staircase with Trophies
  10. The Giant Wheel
  11. Prisoners on a Projecting Platform
  12. The Arch with a Shell Ornament
  13. The Sawhorse
  14. The Well
  15. The Gothic Arch
  16. The Pier with a Lamp
  17. The Pier with Chains