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The Arch with a Shell Ornament (Plate XI of the Second Edition, Second Issue, of the Carceri)
The Arch with a Shell Ornament (Plate XI of the Second Edition, Second Issue, of the Carceri)

The Arch with a Shell Ornament (Plate XI of the Second Edition, Second Issue, of the Carceri)

Giovanni Battista Piranesi (Italian, 1720–1778)
1749-50
Medium/TechniqueEtching, engraving, scratching, sulfur tint or open bite, drypoint
DimensionsSheet: 52.4 x 71.5 cm (20 5/8 x 28 1/8 in.)
Platemark: 40.5 x 54.5 cm (15 15/16 x 21 7/16 in.)
Credit LineStephen Bullard Memorial Fund, by exchange
Accession numberM25427
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ClassificationsPrints
Provenance1914, sold by Mrs. A. M. B. Smith, London, to the MFA. (Accession Date: July 1, 1914)
The Arch with a Shell Ornament (Plate XI of the Second Edition, Second Issue, of the Carceri)
The Arch with a Shell Ornament (Plate XI of the Second Edition, Second Issue, of the Carceri)
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
1761
Image Not Available for The Sawhorse (Plate XII of the Second Edition, Second Issue, of the Carceri)
The Sawhorse (Plate XII of the Second Edition, Second Issue, of the Carceri)
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
1761
The Sawhorse (Plate XII of the Second Edition, Second Issue, of the Carceri)
The Sawhorse (Plate XII of the Second Edition, Second Issue, of the Carceri)
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
1749-50
Image Not Available for The Sawhorse (Plate XII of the Second Edition, Second Issue, of the Carceri)
The Sawhorse (Plate XII of the Second Edition, Second Issue, of the Carceri)
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
1761
Image Not Available for The Round Tower (Plate III of the Second Edition, Second Issue, of the Carceri)
The Round Tower (Plate III of the Second Edition, Second Issue, of the Carceri)
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
1761
Image Not Available for The Grand Piazza (Plate IV of the Second Edition, Second Issue, of the Carceri)
The Grand Piazza (Plate IV of the Second Edition, Second Issue, of the Carceri)
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
1761
Image Not Available for The Smoking Fire (Plate VI of the Second Edition, Second Issue, of the Carceri)
The Smoking Fire (Plate VI of the Second Edition, Second Issue, of the Carceri)
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
1761
Prisoners on a Projecting Platform (Plate X of the Second Edition, Second Issue, of the Carceri)
Prisoners on a Projecting Platform (Plate X of the Second Edition, Second Issue, of the Carceri)
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
1749–50
Image Not Available for Prisoners on a Projecting Platform (Plate X of the Second Edition, Second Issue, of the Carceri)
Prisoners on a Projecting Platform (Plate X of the Second Edition, Second Issue, of the Carceri)
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
1761
The Gothic Arch (Plate XIV of the Second Edition, Second Issue, of the Carceri)
The Gothic Arch (Plate XIV of the Second Edition, Second Issue, of the Carceri)
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
1749–50
Image Not Available for The Gothic Arch (Plate XIV of the Second Edition, Second Issue of the Carceri)
The Gothic Arch (Plate XIV of the Second Edition, Second Issue of the Carceri)
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
1761
The Pier with a Lamp (Plate XV of the Second Edition, Second Issue, of the Carceri)
The Pier with a Lamp (Plate XV of the Second Edition, Second Issue, of the Carceri)
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
1749–50